Constructing Transformative Experiences Through Problem Posing in a High School English Research Project.

This dissertation chronicles my search to engage high school English students in inquiry as part of a formal research process. The perspective of critical literacy theory is used to describe the four phases of the problem posing process in shaping student research and action. Grounded in Freire's approach and consistent with Dewey and others who advocate inquiry, action and relevance, Wink's process is built into the instructional plan described in this study. Because of the real-life context of the classroom and the complex social phenomena being considered, a case study methodology was utilized in which multiple sources of data converged to develop the themes. Data sources included the work and artifacts of ten students in a tenth grade English class during the spring semester of 2008. The analysis focuses on the supports, the constraints and the impact of problem posing on the high school research assignment. The analysis, findings, and conclusions contribute to the literature in three areas: audience, reflection and grading.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc9919
Date05 1900
CreatorsRevelle, Carol L.
ContributorsHarris, Mary M., Patterson, Leslie, Wilhelm, Ronald W.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Revelle, Carol L., Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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