Professional development schools (PDSs) can be considered both organic and synergistic. Six principles form the basis of a framework that may be used to guide initial efforts to develop PDSs. (IAH)

The professional development school (PDS) has its roots in efforts to professionalize the teaching profession and in the concept that schools of education must reshape themselves as professional schools. This article outlines the concepts which have spawned and guided PDS implementation and discusses the realities faced by PDS planners and…

Current trends towards greater collaboration between schools to support training and staff development at a local level together with the linking of the needs of trainees, the wider workforce and experienced staff to this agenda has created a need for "neighbourhood" support. This support can be effectively developed by Training Schools,…

The recruitment, selection, and preparation of teachers, counselors, and administrators are among the areas within the educational establishment which are subject to change. The Holmes Group, a consortium of nearly 100 American research universities, which addressed its attention to improving teacher preparation programs as a step toward improving…

The National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER) consists of higher education institutions and partner K-12 schools promoting simultaneous renewal of teacher education and K-12 schools. The network helps renew teacher education by preparing educators who will: (1) provide all students with equitable opportunities for becoming educated,…

This book contains essays about a specific and local reform, the Oxford Internship Scheme, which was developed and implemented by a partnership between Oxford University (England) and the local education authority in Oxfordshire. The internship program represents a commitment to the school-based training of teachers and, in some ways, is analogous…