Professional development school (PDS) contexts are increasingly being viewed as powerful
sites for the preparation of future teachers in the USA. One of their documented strengths is …

Purpose The researchers developed a model of mentoring student teachers, known as
Shared Mentoring in Learning Environments (SMILE), to provide opportunities for classroom …

There are several reasons for writing this book now. We intend for this book to fill a gap we
perceive in the field: for an anchor text in a course on teacher leadership for beginning …

How does practitioner inquiry impact education? Examining the experiences of practitioners
who have participated in inquiry projects, the authors present ways in which this work has …

Teacher quality is a central concern of the profession. College–based teacher education, the
core of teacher preparation in the United States, has increasingly included some form of …

Scope and method of study. This qualitative study was designed to address teacher
retention by increasing teachers' opportunities for reflection and collegial interaction. Five …

In the correlation between professional experiences of preservice science teacher and
classroom managerial skills, professional experiences were designed to prepare science …

This doctoral thesis looks at the phenomenon of schools as sites of research-informed
practice. This is framed within the context of significant recent changes to the English school …

College instructors have compelling reasons to consider the National Science Education
Standards (NSES) when designing and implementing their courses. Faculty can learn about …

The purpose of this multi-case study was to describe and explain teacher learning within
school contexts by exploring the nature of teachers' experiences in learning communities …