Co-Developers: Partners in a Study of Professional Learning Communities
Credits, References, and Disclaimer
Credits
This edition of Issues...about Change was written by D'Ette Cowan, Program Specialist at SEDL and Melissa Capers.
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References
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Hord, S. M. (1997). Professional learning communities: Communities of continuous inquiry and improvement. Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
Hord, S. M. (1999). Assessing a school staff as a community of professional learners. Issues... About Change, 7(1). Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
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Notes
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1 For more information about research that supports schools as professional learning communities, see Hord, 1997.
2 An initiative developed in a past laboratory contract that focused on strategies principals used to influence change.
3 "Scaling up" refers to the process of developing, incorporating, and extending new ideas about teaching and learning in more than a few schools.
4 These readiness stages were largely determined by the extent to which the principal shared decision making among the whole staff and the degree to which a culture of continuous inquiry existed.
5 Refer to SEDL website (http://www.sedl.org) for information on future publications and conferences related to the CCCII project.
Disclaimer
This publication is based on work sponsored wholly, or in part, by the Office of Educational Research & Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, under Contract Number RJ9600681. The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of OERI, the Department, or any other agency of the U. S. Government.
