03474nam 2200541Ia 450 991045057280332120200520144314.01-281-12975-597866111297500-335-23025-3(CKB)1000000000404636(EBL)316325(OCoLC)244997963(MiAaPQ)EBC316325(Au-PeEL)EBL316325(CaPaEBR)ebr10197007(CaONFJC)MIL112975(OCoLC)935264544(EXLCZ)99100000000040463620070108d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||Professional learning communities[electronic resource] divergence, depth and dilemmas /Louise Stoll and Karen Seashore LouisMaidenhead McGraw-Hill/Open University Press20071 online resource (231 p.)Professional learningDescription based upon print version of record.0-335-22030-4 Front cover; Half title; Title; Copy right; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Professional learning communities: elaborating new approaches; Part 1: Divergence; Chapter 2 The involvement of support staff in professional learning communities; Chapter 3 Extending the learning community: a broader perspective embedded in policy; Chapter 4 From professional learning community to networked learning community; Chapter 5 Beyond borders: can international networks deepen professional learning community?; Part 2 DepthChapter 6 'Normalizing' problems of practice: converting routine conversation into a resource for learning in professional communities Chapter 7 How leaders use artifacts to structure professional community in schools; Chapter 8 Developing collective understanding over time: reflections on building professional community; Chapter 9 Using assessment tools as frames for dialogue to create and sustain professional learning communities; Chapter 10 Transforming practice from within: the power of the professional learning community; Part 3 DilemmasChapter 11 Building professional learning communities in high schools: challenges and promising practices Chapter 12 Building social capital in professional learning communities: importance, challenges and a way forward; Chapter 13 Sustainable professional learning communities; Part 4 Afterword; Chapter 14 Professional learning communities: a reflection; Index; Back coverTalks about perceptions and understanding of professional learning communities, as well as highlights frequently neglected complexities and challenges. This book offers an understanding of topics such as distributed leadership, dialogue, organisational memory, trust, self-assessment and inquiry, and purpose linked to learning.Professional learning.Group work in educationTeachersProfessional relationshipsElectronic books.Group work in education.TeachersProfessional relationships.371.1Stoll Louise1956-863310Louis Karen Seashore863311MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450572803321Professional learning communities1927121UNINA