Identity Formation and Collaboration Inquiry in the Zone of Proximal Development: Eighth Grade ESL Students Doing Research - A Teacher Research Study

Author

Carol Irene Bearse, Lesley University

Date of Award

2003

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

PHD - Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Education

Abstract

This study is an ethnographic investigation of a Grade Eight ESL IV class conducting research with topics of their own choosing from October, 2001 through May, 2002. This investigation is conceived as a qualitative teacher-research study: an ethnographic examination of collaborative inquiry in the ESL classroom setting where the majority of the students are Brazilian.

Language

English

Number of Pages

427

Embargo Period

6-8-2017

Recommended Citation

Bearse, Carol Irene, "Identity Formation and Collaboration Inquiry in the Zone of Proximal Development: Eighth Grade ESL Students Doing Research - A Teacher Research Study" (2003). Educational Studies Dissertations. 88.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/education_dissertations/88