Date of Award
1-1-2009
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Organizational Unit
Morgridge College of Education
First Advisor
Elinor Katz, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Sylvia Hall-Ellis
Third Advisor
Susan Korach
Fourth Advisor
George Straface
Keywords
Effective teaching, Qualitative research, Elliot Eisner, Educational criticism
Abstract
This study examined the characteristics of nine teachers considered effective by their school administrators. Qualitative methodology was used to examine characteristics of effective teachers in three Colorado public high schools. Data was collected through observations and interviews and examined through the lens of Elliot Eisner's educational criticism and connoisseurship. Through in-depth interviews, these effective teachers identified and interpreted experiences that have contributed to them being considered "effective" teachers: Personal Experiences, Motivational Techniques, Obstacles They Overcame, and Skills They Now Posesss as "Effective Teachers". Conclusions were as follows: The common characteristics the teachers shared were preparedness, caring, collaboration, and reflection.
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Karen Pickles Taylor
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
183 p.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Karen Pickles, "Effective Teaching" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 643.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/643
Copyright date
2009
Discipline
Educational administration, Curriculum development, Teacher education