1.3. Terías Relacionadas al Tema
1.3.2. Determinación de las Tendencias históricas del Proceso de Formación
Karin E. Graham Liberty University School of Education
You are invited to be in a research study aimed at understanding the transition of a classroom teacher to instructional coach and the experiences as you moved into the role, what you have experienced as an instructional coach, and what you would share with teachers considering the same transition. You were selected as a possible participant because you made the transition from classroom teacher to instructional coach and have been a classroom teacher for at least five years. Please read this form and ask any questions you may have before agreeing to be in the study.
Karin E. Graham, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education at Liberty University is conducting this study.
Background Information: The purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of teachers who have transitioned from the classroom to the role of instructional coach.
Procedures: If you agree to be in this study, and sign the consent form, you are requested to do the following tasks:
• Participate in a 45-60-minute interview with the researcher. The interview will take place during a mutually agreed upon time and venue using Facetime, Skype, Google Hang Out, or Web Ex. The interview will be audio and/or video recorded.
• Each participant will review the transcribed interview questions they answered to ensure accuracy of information. Expected time for completion of review is 15 -30 minutes. • Participate in an online bulletin board focus group with other instructional coach
participants and the researcher. The online bulletin board focus group will utilize a web application called Padlet. Each focus group member will respond to a question and respond to another focus group member’s post at least once. The focus group will be conducted online over a period of a week. Focus group members should respond daily to questions asked/responses to other members. The approximate amount of time to
complete this task is one hour (total).
• Construct a hypothetical letter to teachers who may be considering the transition from classroom to coach sharing your experiences with the decision, the transition, what you have experienced, and what suggestions you have. The researcher has prepared a list of questions you may use to construct the letter. The letter should take approximately 45 minutes to complete and will be the final procedure for participants in this study. Participants will be given a week to compose the hypothetical letter.
Risks and Benefits of being in the Study: The risks involved in this study are no more than the participant would encounter in everyday life.
Participants should not expect to receive a direct benefit from participation in this research. The benefits to society, specifically those in education, include gaining an understanding of why teachers transition from the role of teacher to the role of instructional coach, because there is little research giving a voice to the experiences of teachers and why they decided to transition from the classroom to instructional coach.
Compensation: Participants will be compensated for participating in this study. Participants will receive a $50.00 Amazon gift card for fully participating in all aspects of the data collection tasks noted above.
Confidentiality: The records of this study will be kept private. In any sort of report I might publish, I will not include any information that will make it possible to identify a subject.
Research records will be stored securely, and only the researcher will have access to the records. • Research records, recordings, and associated transcripts will be stored securely in
password protected data files. Written and hard copy records will be kept in a secure file cabinet until such time that they are converted to electronic form and stored on a
password-protected computer. All electronic files will be backed up using an online backup service. Access to data will be limited to the researcher and will not be used for purposes outside of this study without additional consent of research participants. After three years, all electronic records will be deleted.
• Pseudonyms will be assigned to all participants and used in all written or electronic records and reports to protect participant identity.
• Interviews will be recorded and transcribed. Recordings will be stored on a password locked computer for three years and then erased. Only the researcher will have access to these recordings.
• I cannot assure participants that other members of the focus group will not share what was discussed with persons outside of the group.
Voluntary Nature of the Study: Participation in this study is voluntary. Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your current or future relations with Liberty University. If you decide to participate, you are free to not answer any question or withdraw from the study at any time without affecting those relationships.
How to Withdraw from the Study: If you choose to withdraw from the study, please contact the researcher by email at [email protected]. Should you choose to withdraw, data collected from you, apart from the online bulletin board focus group data, will be destroyed immediately and will not be included in this study. The online bulletin board focus group data will not be destroyed, but your contributions to the focus group will not be included in the study if you choose to withdraw from the study.
Contacts and Questions: The researcher conducting this study is Karin Graham. You may ask any questions you have now about this study via e-mail to [email protected] or by calling (434) 531-2816. If you have questions later, you are encouraged to contact the researcher at the same e-mail address or telephone number. This study is being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Gail Collins at [email protected], a professor at Liberty University.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this study and would like to talk to someone other than the researcher, you are encouraged to contact the Institutional Review Board, 1971 University Blvd, Suite 2845, Lynchburg, VA 24515 or email at [email protected].
Please notify the researcher if you would like a copy of this information to keep for your records.
Statement of Consent: I have read and understood the above information. I have asked questions and have received answers. I consent to participate in the study.
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The researcher has my permission to audio-record and/or video-record me as part of my participation in this study.Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: _____________