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literacy coaches in the district, in specific content areas such as
Mathematics and Language Arts. In addition to the content area
training they have received, these lab classroom teachers are also
continuously mentored by the math and literacy coaches, whereby
their instructional practices are observed and critiqued. After the
periods of observation, the teachers receive specific feedback
designed to move their classroom practice forward.
These teachers have spent years perfecting their craft using
current best practices and instructional models. “Finding
interviewees with the relevant, first-hand experience is critical in
making your results convincing” (Rubin & Rubin, 2005, p. 68).
Rubin & Rubin propose that, in order to be able to build a theory that
has broader implications, a researcher should select interviewees that
assure confidence in extending findings beyond the immediate
research setting.
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