Communities of Practice and Discourse Communities: Negotiating Boundaries in NBPTS Certification.
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| Title: | Communities of Practice and Discourse Communities: Negotiating Boundaries in NBPTS Certification. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Burroughs, Robert, Schwartz, Tammy A., Hendricks-Lee, Martha |
| Source: | Teachers College Record. Apr 2000 102(2):344-374. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 31 |
| Publication Date: | 2000 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Elementary Secondary Education, National Competency Tests, National Standards, Portfolio Assessment, Teacher Certification, Teacher Competencies, Teaching Skills, Writing Skills |
| ISSN: | 0161-4681 |
| Abstract: | Used interviews and qualitative methods to examine the rhetorical difficulties that four teachers experienced in applying for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. Results found that the teachers had difficulty representing their knowledge about practice in writing. The most successful candidates were able to assume the NBPTS discourse values, which may be at odds with teachers' working knowledge. (SM) |
| Entry Date: | 2000 |
| Accession Number: | EJ607374 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Used interviews and qualitative methods to examine the rhetorical difficulties that four teachers experienced in applying for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification. Results found that the teachers had difficulty representing their knowledge about practice in writing. The most successful candidates were able to assume the NBPTS discourse values, which may be at odds with teachers' working knowledge. (SM) |
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| ISSN: | 0161-4681 |
