Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between principal leadership and variation in teachers' participation in a new literacy coaching program: Content-Focused Coaching[R] (CFC). Research design: Twenty-nine schools were randomly assigned to participate in the CFC program or to serve as a comparison. Interviews were conducted with…

Discusses a study of interdisciplinary teacher teams during the second-year implementation of teaming in a middle school. Based on observations and interviews, this article identifies the major context, design (structure), and process features of each of the four teams, and discusses implications for practice. (Contains 51 references.) (MLH)