TY - JOUR
T1 - Using a Text-Based Verbal Protocol to Elicit Secondary English Teachers' Perspectives on New Literacies
AU - Lewis, Elizabeth C.
AU - Chandler-Olcott, Kelly
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - This article reports on the use of a text-based verbal protocol (Afflerbach, 2000) situated within individual interviews to elicit secondary English teachers' perspectives on new literacies (Albers & Harste, 2007; Coiro, Knobel, Lankshear, & Leu, 2008). Ranging significantly in their teaching experience and comfort with new media and digital technologies, the 16 participants were affiliated with the English department in a well-respected suburban high school in the northeast United States. Protocol data were supplemented by brief researcher-designed questionnaires and focus group interviews. The article provides background about verbal protocols; discusses how the protocol for the study was designed; shares patterns from the protocol-related data; proposes adjustments to maximize benefits and address constraints associated with the approach for future research; and discusses the significance of this work for literacy researchers.
AB - This article reports on the use of a text-based verbal protocol (Afflerbach, 2000) situated within individual interviews to elicit secondary English teachers' perspectives on new literacies (Albers & Harste, 2007; Coiro, Knobel, Lankshear, & Leu, 2008). Ranging significantly in their teaching experience and comfort with new media and digital technologies, the 16 participants were affiliated with the English department in a well-respected suburban high school in the northeast United States. Protocol data were supplemented by brief researcher-designed questionnaires and focus group interviews. The article provides background about verbal protocols; discusses how the protocol for the study was designed; shares patterns from the protocol-related data; proposes adjustments to maximize benefits and address constraints associated with the approach for future research; and discusses the significance of this work for literacy researchers.
KW - qualitative research
KW - teacher education
KW - technology
KW - verbal protocols
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U2 - 10.1080/19388071.2010.535115
DO - 10.1080/19388071.2010.535115
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861369374
SN - 1938-8071
VL - 51
SP - 196
EP - 213
JO - Literacy Research and Instruction
JF - Literacy Research and Instruction
IS - 3
ER -