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Dissertation
Florida Secondary Teachers’ Experiences As Writing Community Leaders: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2024
Abstract
Writing is an essential life skill. It is a critical area of literacy instruction and high-stakes assessments. However, emphasis on writing instruction and assessment has not correlated with widespread writing proficiency. Within this context, teachers experience the phenomenon of writing instructional leadership. Teachers’ preparation as writers and writing instructors may impact their writing identities, understanding of writing development, and instruction. Graham’s writer(s)-within-community model provided the foundation for this interpretative phenomenological analysis. Eight purposefully selected teachers from various teaching preparation backgrounds, experiences, and teaching assignments participated in a series of in-depth interviews. The study explored teachers’ experiences with writing development, preparation to teach writing, external forces impacting their instructional decisions, and writing instructional practices. Participants revealed an appreciation for collegiality, collaboration, and autonomy. They described the impacts of assessment-based writing and external decisions on their writing instruction. Finally, participants described experiences in professional learning communities and writing classroom communities that contributed to their identities as writers and writing instructors. The study’s findings pose implications for teachers’ use of evidence-based practices, decision-making relevant to teacher autonomy, and collaboration. Future research should explore teachers’ experiences as leaders of writing communities across varied contexts over the course of a school year. Additional studies may implement mixed methods to examine teachers’ instructional beliefs and decisions and their correlation to student writing identities, performance, and attitudes.
Details
- Title
- Florida Secondary Teachers’ Experiences As Writing Community Leaders
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Mark Malisa (Advisor)Susan James (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 297
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Debbie Beerman Brownrigg
- Identifiers
- 99380551396406600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida