I Can't Go in That Classroom: Professional Development and Instructional Experiences in Juvenile Corrections Schools

• In Event: 53.081 - Roundtable Session 21
  In Roundtable Session: 53.081-6 - Lives of Teachers: Professional Development and Teacher Identity

Abstract

Providing quality education in juvenile corrections poses unique challenges related to the setting, students, and personnel. The current research on PD for secondary educators merely provides a starting point for researchers of juvenile corrections education. The purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of how one teacher understands her experiences with professional learning opportunities and carrying out reading instruction in the JC school setting.

Authors

• Kristin Marie Murphy, University of Massachusetts - Boston

• Keri Madsen, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Holly B. Lane, University of Florida