Teacher communities play a central role in teachers' professional development. This study
provides a systematic review of empirical research on teacher communities (TCs). Based …

This chapter reviews the research that has been carried out into lesson study (LS) and
founds the convenient report findings from LS research in relation to the following themes …

This small scale, exploratory study reveals how writing instruction is taught to preservice
teachers across the United States in university-based preservice teacher education …

Two departments in a secondary school in England participated in 'lesson study'projects
over a five-month period to explore its usefulness as a vehicle for professional development …

This study explored the effects of professional learning communities (PLCs) on teachers' self-
efficacy and job satisfaction in Shanghai, China. Nine hundred and eighty-two school …

A common theme has been consistently woven through the literature on teacher
professional development: that practice-based designs and collaboration are two …

The aim of this multiple case study was to understand the roles of expert teacher workshops
as professional learning communities (PLCs) in building teachers' capacity in Chinese …

In an effort to develop a virtual technology coach for K-12 educators, this article analyzed
survey results from sixty teachers with regards to specific resources that a technology coach …

Teacher preparation programs and school districts annually invest significant personnel and
money to support cohorts of preservice teachers and new firstyear teachers. Despite this …

Purpose Although the importance of teacher induction is widely acknowledged, how
teachers experience inductions, particularly those conducted in under-resourced areas …