ERIC Number: EJ1100699
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Feb
Pages: 8
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How the World's Best Schools Stay on Top: Study's Key Findings Pinpoint Practices That Align with Learning Forward
Killion, Joellen
Journal of Staff Development, v37 n1 p62-69 Feb 2016
Key findings from a new study highlight how Learning Forward's long-standing position on professional learning correlates with practices in high-performing systems in Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and British Columbia. The purpose of this article is to share key findings from the study so that educators might apply them to strengthening professional learning in their schools and school systems, and to compare the findings from the study to Learning Forward's long-standing position about professional learning grounded within its definition of and standards for professional learning.
Descriptors: Best Practices, Professional Continuing Education, Educational Improvement, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Interviews, Effective Schools Research, Comparative Analysis, Role Perception, Leadership Training, Accountability, School Culture, Alignment (Education), Faculty Development, Models, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; China; Hong Kong; Singapore
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