Date of Award
2019
Degree Name
Curriculum and Instruction
College
College of Education
Type of Degree
Ed.D.
Document Type
Dissertation
First Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Campbell, Committee Chairperson
Second Advisor
Dr. Bobbi Nicholson
Third Advisor
Dr. Edna Meisel
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to use the principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach to change how children in a high poverty school in West Virginia are educated. Specifically, this study was an exploration of the learning space as a third teacher, teachers as researchers, and giving students agency in their learning. A philosophy supporting emergent and participatory inquiry was developed and carried out for this project. Data were collected using several qualitative methods such as participant observation, discussion, interviews, photo elicitation, and student work. Conclusions from this project include: that there is potential of using space as a third teacher; that reformulating teachers as researchers will make the craft of teaching stronger; and that students who are given the opportunity to exercise true agency in their learning will be more engaged in their learning and have a breadth and depth of work more complex than traditional learning.
Subject(s)
Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education) -- West Virginia.
Education, Elementary -- West Virginia.
Child development -- West Virginia.
Recommended Citation
Abbott, Angela Dawn, "I wish school was like this: one teacher's journey towards creating a student-led learning space" (2019). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1220.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1220
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Commons
