Good evening,
My name is Abigail Long, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric at Syracuse University. As a part of my dissertation, I am exploring the accessibility of the teaching process by mapping out the “stuck points” that writing teachers encounter. A “stuck point” is a moment where we encounter significant resistance in accessing a task, concept, or process.
I am reaching out to invite your participation in a study on writing teachers’ experiences with pedagogical training and support. The purpose of this study is to identify ways to improve the accessibility of teacher preparation in the field of rhetoric and composition, informed by insights from college-level writing teachers at all career stages.
This research project takes on the following research questions:
- What training have current college-level writing teachers received, and how effectively did this training support their needs?
- How have writing teachers’ experiences of being “stuck” shifted across their careers?
- How might graduate writing teacher preparation be made more accessible?
I invite you to take this Qualtrics survey (approximately 15 minutes) for research purposes. You will have the option to record your responses anonymously. Eligible survey participants must be age 18 or older, be current or former college writing instructors at a school in the United States, and have internet access through an electronic device. The survey informed consent form, which provides important information about the study, appears on the opening page of the survey. You may view, download, and print a PDF copy of the consent form for your records here.
At the end of the survey, you will have an opportunity to indicate whether you are interested in participating in a follow-up interview. To be eligible for the interview portion of this study, you must have access to Zoom and consent to being audio- and video-recorded. After reviewing survey responses and identifying eligible interested participants, I may reach out to you via email to share the interview informed consent form, respond to any questions about the study, and schedule an interview.
Here is a link to the survey. If this link does not work, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3L8iUPeAruCHtoG
Thank you for considering participating in this research study. I welcome any questions about this study or the survey via email at stuckpointsstudy or via phone at 315.552.1824.
Sincerely,
Abigail H. Long
Ph.D. Candidate, Composition and Cultural Rhetoric
Syracuse University