Professional Learning Communities: Divergence, Depth and Dilemmas

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0335220304 · 9780335220304
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  • Series’ editors’ preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of contributors
  • List of figures and tables

    Professional learning communities: Elaborating new approaches

    Part 1 Divergence

    • The involvement of support staff in professional learning communities
    • Extending the learning community: a broader perspective embedded in policy
    • From professional learning community to networked learning community
    • Beyond borders: can international networks deepen professional learning community?

      Part 2 Depth

      • ‘Normalizing’ problems of practice: converting routine conversation into a resource for learning in professional communities
      • How leaders use artifacts to structure professional community in schools
      • Developing collective understanding over time: reflections on building professional community
      • Using assessment tools as frames for dialogue to create and sustain professional learning communities
      • Transforming practice from within: the power of the professional learning community

        Part 3 Dilemmas

        • Building professional learning communities in high schools: challenges and promising practices
        • Building social capital in professional learning communities: importance, challenges and a way forward
        • Sustainable professional learning communities

          Part 4 Afterword

          • Professional learning communities: a reflection

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