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Kezar, Adrianna; Gehrke, Sean – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it as they interact regularly. Higher education leaders are attracted to CoPs because they are a peer-based model of learning with colleagues, which works well for professionals such as faculty. These authors identified…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Communities of Practice, Higher Education, Models
Yin, Robert K.; Ahonen, Pirkko; Kim, Dawn – US Department of Education, 2007
The purpose of the Voluntary Public School Choice (VPSC) Program is to assist states and local school districts in the development of innovative strategies to expand options for students, and to encourage transfers of students from low-performing to higher-performing schools. This report presents interim findings from the National Evaluation of…
Descriptors: School Choice, School Districts, Innovation, Access to Education