ERIC Number: EJ1066687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 7
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ISSN: EISSN-2155-9635
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Evolution of a Department as a Community of Learners
Achilles, Charles; Mitchel, Lourdes; Mitchel, Charles
International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, v2 n1 Jan-Jun 2007
The 2002/2003 Seton Hall University (SHU) ELMP (Education Leadership, Management and Policy) Department objectives included developing a "learning community" or Community of Learners (COL) framework for ELMP to advance a research and scholarship culture and have a "researchable" element. The Department developed a framework and concept paper to get started. Secondly, such a plan should be useful to meet NCATE Standard 5 to document faculty qualifications, performance and development. The ELMP working draft drew heavily from Boyer (1990) Scholarship Reconsidered to expand traditional ideas of "scholarship" and blend them into the COL. ELMP faculty reviewed and revised the paper and incorporated the COL in the ELMP Strategic Plan (8/05). This paper explains the evolution of the COL, including the rationale, denitions and outcomes from the pilot usage. Initial indications are that ELMP faculty, students, and others are working collaboratively in the COL, which is the basis of expanded scholarship efforts.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Departments, Group Dynamics, Educational Development, Educational Practices, Organizational Change, Organizational Culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Climate, Scholarship, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Faculty Development, Educational Strategies, Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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