The theory and practice divide in relation to teacher professional development

Online Learning Communities and Teacher Professional Development: Methods for Improved Education Delivery

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 20-40

  Scott, Shelleyann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867471764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-780-5.ch002     Document Type: Chapter

References (56)

1. Alberta Education. (2008). Facts about the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI), from http://education.alberta.ca/admin/aisi/about/whatisaisi.aspx
2. Bandura, A. (2001). Social Cognitive Theory: An agentic perspective. Annual Review of Psychology, 52(1), 1-26. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.1
3. Brandt, R. (1994). Reflections on 25 years of staff development. Journal of Staff Development, 15(4), 2-25.
4. Clardy, A. (2005). Andragogy: Adult learning and education at its best? Towson, Maryland.
5. Clarke, D., & Hollingsworth, H. (1994). Recon-ceptualising teacher change. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Conference of the Mathematical Education Research Group of Australasia, Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia.
6. Darling-Hammond, L. (1998, February). Teacher learning that supports student learning. Educational Leadership, 6-11.
7. Darling-Hammond, L., & McLaughlin, M. (1995). Policies that support professional development in an era of change. Phi Delta Kappan, 76(8), 597-604.
8. Department of Education Science and Training [DEST]. (2004). Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme Updated Client Guidelines, 2004 - 05. Canberra.
9. Department of Education Science and Training [DEST]. (2005). An Evaluation of the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme 1999 to 2004. Canberra: Atelier Learning Solutions Pty Ltd.
10. DuFour, R. (2004). What is a "Professional Learning Community"? Educational Leadership, 1(8), 6-11.
11. DuFour, R., & Eaker, R. (2004). Professional Learning Communities at work: Best practices for enhancing student achievement. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service.
12. Education Department of Western Australia. (2000a). Learning Technologies Project: 1999 School Computer and Connectivity Census Report. Perth, AU: Education Department of Western Australia.
13. Education Department of Western Australia (2000b). Technology 2000 Expanding Learning Horizons: Draft Strategic Plan Overview 1999-2001: Education Department of Western Australia. Retrieved 29th Dec. 2000
14. Fullan, M. (1998). Leadership for the 21st Century breaking the bonds of dependency. Educational Leadership, 55(7).
15. Fullan, M. (2007). The new meaning of educational change (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
16. Fullan, M. G., & Hargreaves, A. (1991). Interactive professionalism and guidelines for action. In Working Together for Your School (pp. 63-111). Hawthorn, Vic: ACEA.
17. Gall, M. D., Renchler, R. S., Haisley, F. B., Baker, R. G., & Perez, M. (1985). Effective staff development for teachers: A research-based model: College of Education, University of Oregon.
18. Garmston, R. (1991). Staff developers as social architects. Educational Leadership, 49(3), 64-65.
19. Goldenberg, C., & Gallimore, R. (1991). Changing teaching takes more than a one-shot workshop. Educational Leadership, 49(3), 69-72.
20. Goodlad, J. (1994, April). The national network for educational renewal. Phi Delta Kappan, 632-638.
21. Guskey, T. R. (1986, May). Staff development and the process of teacher change. Educational Researcher, 5-12.
22. Guskey, T. R. (2005). Taking a second look at accountability. Journal of Staff Development, 26(1), 10-18.
23. Guskey, T. R., & Sparks, D. (1991). What to consider when evaluating staff development. Educational Leadership, 49(3), 73-74.
24. Guskey, T. R., & Sparks, D. (2002). Linking professional development to improvements in student learning. In American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, LA.
25. Hargreaves, A. (1992). Cultures of teaching: A focus for change. In A. Hargreaves & F. Michael (Eds.), Understanding teacher development (pp. 216-241). New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University.
26. Hargreaves, A. (1994). Changing teachers, changing times: Teachers' work and culture in the post-modern age. Great Britain: Redwood Books.
27. Hargreaves, A., & Fullan, M. G. (1992). Introduction. In A. Hargreaves & F. Michael (Eds.), Understanding teacher development (pp. 1-8). New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University.
28. Hirsh, S. (2004). Putting comprehensive staff development on target. Journal of Staff Development, 25(1), 12-15.
29. Joyce, B., & Showers, B. (1980). Improving inservice training: The messages of research. Educational Leadership, 37(5), 379-385.
30. Joyce, B., & Showers, B. (1995). Student achievement through staff development. New York: Longman.
31. Joyce, B., & Weil, M. (1986). Models of teaching (3rd ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.
32. Joyce, B., Weil, M., & Calhoun, E. (2004). Models of teaching (7th ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
33. Joyce, B., Weil, M., & Showers, B. (1992). Models of teaching (4th ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon.
34. Knowles, M. S., Holton, E. F., III, & Swanson, R. A. (2005). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development (6th ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
35. Learning Cultures Consulting Inc. (2006). One-to-one mobile computing - Literature review. Report for Alberta Education.
36. Leithwood, K., Seashore, L. K., Anderson, S., & Wahlstrom, K. (2004). How leadership influences student learning. New York: Wallace Foundation.
37. Lieberman, A., & Miller, L. (2000). Teaching and teacher development: A new synthesis for a new century. In R. S. Brandt (Ed.), Education in a new era (pp. 47-66). Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
38. Lieberman, A., & Pointer Mace, D. H. (2008). Teacher learning: The key to educational reform. Journal of Teacher Education, 59(3), 226-234. doi:10.1177/0022487108317020
39. Long, H. B. (2004). Understanding adult learners. In M. W. Galbraith (Ed.), Adult Learning Methods: A Guide for Effective Instruction (3rd ed.). Florida, USA: Krieger Publishing.
40. McEwan, N. (2006). Improving Schools Investing in Our Future. Edmonton: Alberta Education.
41. Merriam, S. B. (2001). Andragogy and self-directed learning: Pillars of adult learning theory. In S. B. Merriam (Ed.), The new update on adult learning theory (Vol. 89, pp. 3-13). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
42. Mulford, B. (2008). The leadership challenge: Improving learning in schools. Camberwell, Victoria: Australian Council for Educational Research.
43. Scott, D. E. (2009). Effective Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) learning experiences: The relationship between adult learning motivation, multiple intelligences, and learning styles. Doctoral Thesis. Curtin University of Technology.
44. Scott, S. (2002). Professional development: A study of secondary teachers' experiences and perspectives. Doctoral Thesis. Curtin University of Technology. http://adt.curtin.edu.au/theses/available/adt-WCU20030312.145827/.
45. Scott, S. (2003). Professional development: A study of secondary teachers' experiences and perspectives. The International Journal of Learning, 10.
46. Scott, S., & Webber, C. F. (2008). Evidence-based leadership development: The 4L framework. Journal of Educational Administration, 46(6), 762-776. doi:10.1108/09578230810908343
47. Sergiovanni, T. J. (1993, April 13). Organisations or communities? Changing the metaphor changes the theory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
48. Showers, B., & Joyce, B. (1996). The evolution of peer coaching. Educational Leadership, 53(6), 12-16.
49. Sparks, D., & Hirsh, S. (1997). A new vision for staff development: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
50. Sparks, D., & Hirsh, S. (2000). A National Plan for Improving Professional Development. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council.
51. Steffy, B. E., Wolfe, M. P., Pasch, S. H., & Enz, B. J. (Eds.). (2000). Life cycle of the career teacher. Thousand Oaks: Kappa Delta Pi and Corwin Press, Inc.
52. Webber, C. F., Aitken, N., Runté, R., Lupart, J., & Scott, S. (2008, 30th May-4th June). Alberta student assessment study: Stage one findings. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Vancouver.
53. Wenger, E. (2003). Communities of practice and social learning systems. In R. Gardner, D. Nicolini, S. Gherardi, & D. Yanow (Eds.), Knowing in organizations: A practice-based approach. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
54. Wenger, E. C., & Snyder, W. M. (2000). Communities of practice: The organizational frontier. Harvard Business Review, 78(1), 139-146.
55. Wlodkowski, R. J. (2004). Strategies to enhance adult motivation to learn. In M. W. Galbraith (Ed.), Adult Learning Methods: A Guide for Effective Instruction (3rd ed., pp. 91-112). Florida. USA: Krieger Publishing.
56. Zeichner, K., & Bekisizwe, N. (2008). Contradictions and tensions in the place of teachers in educational reform: Reflections on teacher preparation in the USA and Namibia. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 14(4), 331-343.