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Professional development for inclusive schooling
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In this article, the authors report on the implementation of a model of professional development in which school reculturing, collaboration between teaching professionals and opportunities for individual teacher learning are core themes.Abstract:
Professional development aims to impact upon teacher knowledge, teacher practice and thus change student outcomes. Some of the most effective examples of professional development have focussed on active involvement of staff and administration in the process and have been extensive and progressive in nature. In this paper, we report on the implementation of a model of professional development in which school reculturing, collaboration between teaching professionals and opportunities for individual teacher learning are core themes. This study, undertaken at a disadvantaged primary school in Queensland, Australia, was a collaborative effort between the school and a university. The case study data were collected within the context of a larger research project. Analysis of the data, collected from focus group interviews with 11 teachers at the school and reflective notes taken from the second author’s research journal, revealed four major themes which focus on reflections of the process of professional develop...read more
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A Decade of Professional Development Research for Inclusive Education A Critical Review and Notes for a Research Program
TL;DR: The authors reviewed the research on professional development (PD) for inclusive education between 2000 and 2009 to answer three questions: (a) how is inclusive education defined in PD research? (b) How is PD for inclusion education studied? (c)How is teacher learning examined in PD The authors.
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Working in boundary practices: Identity development and learning in partnerships for inclusive education
TL;DR: In this article, the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Teaching and Teacher Education is presented. But, changes resulting from the publishing process such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document.
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Inclusive school community: why is it so complex?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors address the question: why it is so hard for school communities to respond to diversity in learners, staff and parents in inclusive ways, and propose four guiding principles that address traditional assumptions about learning that result in inequality of opportunity and outcomes for students.
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Schools of Promise: A School District—University Partnership Centered on Inclusive School Reform:
TL;DR: The authors conducted a mixed-methods study of the Schools of Promise (SOP) partnership, addressing two research questions focused on the experiences of the participants and major stakeholders involved in this reform effort: what have been the major accomplishments of SOP? and what barriers have been encountered?
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Continuing professional development for teachers in South Africa and social learning systems: conflicting conceptual frameworks of learning
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the following research problem: Does continuing professional development for teachers (CPDT) have the potential to contribute to the development of teachers as proposed by social learning systems?
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