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ERIC Number: EJ548383
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Designing State-Sponsored Teacher Networks: A Comparison of Two Cases.
Firestone, William A.; Pennell, James R.
American Educational Research Journal, v34 n2 p237-66 Sum 1997
State-sponsored teacher networks in Vermont and California are compared, using interviews with teachers, network staff, and policymakers. It is concluded that state-sponsored networks can improve teachers' knowledge and motivation while empowering them. Recommendations are made for loosely coupled and capacity-building strategies to support reform. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Interviews, Networks, Policy Formation, State Programs, Teacher Collaboration
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; Capacity Building; Reform Efforts; Vermont
Note: Research supported by Office of Educational Research and Improvement Grant R117G10007 and funding from the Carnegie Corporation.