Date of Award

1-1-2009

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Department

Educational Administration and Policy Studies

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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Provenance

Received from ProQuest

Rights holder

Karen Pickles Taylor

File size

183 p.

File format

application/pdf

Language

en

Discipline

Educational administration, Curriculum development, Teacher education

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