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Publication Date: 2012-Aug
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Collaborative Teacher Learning across Foci of Collaboration: Perceived Activities and Outcomes
Doppenberg, J. J.; den Brok, P. J.; Bakx, A. W. E. A.
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v28 n6 p899-910 Aug 2012
This study compared teacher collaboration with differing foci, in terms of various learning activities and learning outcomes. A total of 411 teachers from 49 primary schools participated by completing a questionnaire. Foci of collaboration explained significant differences in the frequency with which teachers perceived learning activities and learning outcomes to occur in their collaboration with colleagues. Moreover, the focus of collaboration explained a considerable amount of between-schools differences in teachers' reported learning activities and learning outcomes. These results suggest that the school context and the focus of collaboration are related and that these both influence collaborative teacher learning. (Contains 9 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Teacher Collaboration, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Surveys, Predictor Variables, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Questionnaires, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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