Research on Professional Development Schools : Teacher Education Yearbook VII

by David M. Byrd

• ISBN13: 9780803968301
• ISBN10: 0803968302
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-09
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

The focus of this edited Yearbook is continuing teacher education and professional development. The book is divided into four sections, each dealing with different aspects in these subjects. Included are chapters on partnerships and collaboration, participatory research and development, teacher risk-taking and mentoring, and many other perspectives.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Professional Development Schools: Promise and Practice - Linda Valli

PART ONE: COLLABORATION: BUILDING BRIDGES TO TRANSFORM INSTITUTIONAL CULTURES: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK - W Robert Houston et al

Effects of Collaboration on Urban Teacher Education Programs and Professional Development Schools - Joanne M Simmons et al

Dream-Keepers, Weavers and Shape-Shifters

Emerging Roles of PDS University Coordinators in Educational Reform - Zhixin Su

Creating an Equal Partnership for Urban School and Teacher-Education Renewal

A California Experience - Linda Valli

Part One Summary

The Transformative Potential of Collaborative Partnerships: Reflections - Ann Larson and Sheryl Benson

PART TWO: CONTEXTS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK - Mitzi Lewison and Sue Holliday

Investigating a School-University Partnership through the Lenses of Relationship, Self-Determination, Reciprocal Influence and Expanding Power - Daniel J Boudah and Stephanie L Knight

Creating Learning Communities of Research and Practice

Participatory Research and Development - Judith D Redemer and Barbara L Nourie

Concerns of Professionals Involved in Implementing a Professional Development School - Ann Larson and Sheryl Benson

Part Two Summary

Contexts for Professional Development Schools: Reflections - Gerald M Mager

PART THREE: TAKING MEASURE OF OUR WORK: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS AND THE MATTER OF LEADERSHIP: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK - Ann S Nihlen, Melissa Williams and Amy Sweet

Teachers' Stories of Professional Development School Restructuring

Decision Making - Judy Reinhartz and Ranae Stetson

Teachers as Leaders

A Question or an Expectation? - Frances K Kochan

Professional Development Schools

A Comprehensive View - Gerald M Mager

Part Three Summary

What Can We Learn from These Measures? Reflections - Edward Pajak

PART FOUR: INQUIRY IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL CONTEXTS: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK - Judith A Ponticell

Understanding Teacher Risk-Taking in a West Texas Professional Development School - Karen M Higgins

Building the Layers of a Learning Community in a School-Based Teacher Education Program - Carol Rodgers with Peggy Tiffany

Communities of Reflection, Communities of Support

How the Windham Partnership Mentor Seminars Affected and Supported the Thinking of Mentor Teachers - Edward Pajak

Part Four Summary

Themes for Professional Development Schools: Reflections