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Creating Conditions for Professional Development
- Michelle Collay - Prairie Rainbow Company, Oakland, CA
- Diane Dunlap - University of Oregon, Australia
- Walter Enloe - Hamline University, St Paul, USA
- Gagnon Jr., George W. - Prairie Rainbow Company, Oakland, CA
September 1998 | 168 pages | Corwin
`A fine blend of analysis and highly practical advice. Useful for anyone interested in the professional development of teachers as a collaborative learning process' - Stephen Brookfield, Professor University of St Thomas, St Paul, Minnesota
This book is a description of the conditions necessary for `doing' reflective practice. The authors give clear lines for starting - whether in a schoolwide effort, or in a single department or year.
Linda Lambert
Foreword
Creating Conditions
Building Community
Constructing Knowledge
Supporting Learners
Documenting Reflection
Assessing Expectations
Changing Cultures
Re-creating Conditions
"A fine blend of analysis and highly practical advice. Useful for anyone interested in the professional development of teachers as a collaborative learning process."
Professor, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
"This book was written specifically for the professional development of teachers, and every staff developer and principal should buy one for themselves and all their teachers. This book is ‘cutting-edge’ and a must for all educators!"
Texas Women's University