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van der Heijden, H. R. M. A.; Geldens, J. J. M.; Beijaard, D.; Popeijus, H. L. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
Teachers play a key role in realizing successful changes in education. Among them are real "change agents" at both classroom and school level. To obtain insights into what characterizes these teachers, an exploratory study has been conducted by interviewing external experts, principals, and teachers (n = 20). An analysis of data resulted…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teacher Characteristics, Change Agents, Educational Change
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Doppenberg, Jannet J.; Bakx, Anouke W. E. A.; den Brok, Perry J. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
During the last two decades there has been a growing awareness of the potentially strong role teacher collaboration can play in relation to teacher and team learning. Teachers collaborate with their colleagues in different formal and informal settings. Because most studies have focused on teacher learning in one collaborative setting or are…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Teacher Collaboration, Semi Structured Interviews, Elementary School Teachers
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Meirink, Jacobiene A.; Meijer, Paulien C.; Verloop, Nico – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2007
A considerable amount of current research on teaching and teacher education focuses on teacher collaboration. Teacher collaboration is presumed to be a powerful learning environment for teachers' professional development. However, empirical research about how teachers actually learn in collaborative settings is lacking. In this study, learning…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, Foreign Countries