Date of Award
Fall 2017
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Department
Educational Studies
Sub-Department
College of Education
First Advisor
Richard Lussier
Abstract
The purpose of this action research study was to examine the effects of implementing an online professional learning community (PLC) designed explicitly for teachers of gifted and talented (GT) English language arts (ELA) courses. The present action research (AR) is a limited mixed design study, including quantitative and qualitative elements, to discover the effects on collaboration and professional growth focused on best practices for GT instruction. The quantitative data were collected through surveys, which included Likert scales and nominal items and were analyzed through descriptive statistics. The qualitative data were collected through guided and semi-structured interview questions and transcribed before being analyzed and reported. In accordance with AR, the results of this study were analyzed and reflected upon with TPs to develop an Action Plan designed to solve the problems associated with PLCs for teachers of GT ELA courses.
Rights
© 2017, Chelsey A. Mintz
Recommended Citation
Mintz, C. A.(2017). The Effects Of Implementing An Online Professional Learning Community For Teachers Of Gifted And Talented Courses: An Action Research Study. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/4453