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Professionalism in teaching: an individual level measure for a structural theory
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McMahon, Eileen Marie
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1194645789
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Policy and Leadership.
Abstract
Although much has been written about such important topics as teacher quality and professionalism, few discussions of these concepts draw upon theoretically integrated and empirically grounded formulations of professionalism in teaching. Most considerations of professionalism focus on individual-level characteristics rather than on properties of the organizations that contextualize the actual work of teaching. This exploratory study seeks to establish a theoretically grounded construct of teacher professionalism that can be validly and reliably measured. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from two dissimilar Midwestern high schools for the purposes of this exploration. Findings validated an individual level measure of teacher professionalism, and established its usability in future research of the construct at the organizational level.
Committee
Wayne Hoy (Advisor)
Pages
190 p.
Subject Headings
Education, Administration
Keywords
professionalism
;
teaching
;
high school
;
social networks
;
mixed methods research
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McMahon, E. M. (2007).
Professionalism in teaching: an individual level measure for a structural theory
[Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1194645789
APA Style (7th edition)
McMahon, Eileen.
Professionalism in teaching: an individual level measure for a structural theory.
2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1194645789.
MLA Style (8th edition)
McMahon, Eileen. "Professionalism in teaching: an individual level measure for a structural theory." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1194645789
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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