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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Pushing the Envelope on What is Known about Professional Development: The Virtual School Experience
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Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Dawson, Kara; Wolkenhauer, Rachel; Krell, Desi – Professional Development in Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to understand the ways virtual school teachers experienced professional development framed as a year-long collaborative action research endeavor. These virtual school teachers taught completely online courses for a large virtual school and did not reside within the same geographical location. Thus, the professional…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Online Courses, Action Research, Asynchronous Communication
Facilitating Action Research: A Study of Coaches, Their Experiences, and Their Reflections on Leading Teachers in the Process of Practitioner Inquiry
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Krell, Desirae E.; Dana, Nancy Fichtman – Professional Development in Education, 2012
Despite the profound impact of action research coaches on teachers' experiences of the inquiry process, little research exists in the field regarding the coach's role. In this exploratory study, two groups of action research coaches--one novice and one experienced--share their experiences of coaching inquiry during the 2009/10 school year. Out of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Inquiry, Teacher Researchers, Coaching (Performance)