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Conceptions of literacy: graduate instructors and the teaching of first-year composition

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dc.contributor.authorBrewer, Meaghan, author
dc.contributor.authorUtah State University Press, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-09T12:27:57Z
dc.date.available2020-07-09T12:27:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references and index.
dc.description.abstractProposes a theoretical framework for examining new graduate instructors' pre-conceptions about literacy. A qualitative, empirical study in their first year of teaching to describe complex belief systems and how that influences them as teacher-learners. Finding they come with conceptions of literacy that impacts their training.--Provided by publisher.
dc.description.tableofcontents1. Introduction: A Framework for Understanding the Experiences of New Graduate Instructors -- 2. Yoga Ashrams and Mother-Teachers: Literacy for Personal Growth -- 3. Texts, Hierarchy, and Ritual: Cultural Literacy -- 4. Graduate Instructors at the Threshold: Threshold Concepts, Disciplinarity, and Social/Critical Literacy -- 5. Conclusion: An Emphasis on Literacy in the Practicum Course -- Appendix A: Descriptions of Instruments and Data Analysis -- Appendix B: Interview Protocol -- Appendix C: Assignment-Ranking Activity -- Appendix D: Coding Protocol -- Appendix E: Practicum Schedule of Topics and Readings.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumbooks
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/210731
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofUtah State University Press
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dc.subject.lcshComposition (Language arts) -- Study and teaching
dc.titleConceptions of literacy: graduate instructors and the teaching of first-year composition
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