ERIC Number: EJ1085185
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 12
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PDS Leadership Team as Community of Practice: Implications for Local School System and Higher Education Partnerships
Frazier, Laura Corbin; Brown-Hobbs, Stacey; Civetti, Linda; Gordon, Paula
School-University Partnerships, v8 n2 p41-52 Fall 2015
Professional development school (PDS) partnerships have existed in one local school system (LSS) with three different institutions of higher education (IHE) for over a decade. Commonalities and distinctive features were noted between the partnerships. In an attempt to establish standardized and equitable policies from the LSS level, representatives from each IHE were invited to a shared leadership meeting. From this first meeting, focused on PDS logistics and LSS policies, has grown quarterly collaborative meetings which have yielded professional development for mentor teachers and site coordinators, professional training for LSS and IHE faculty, and program level information sharing. Content analysis of meeting minutes suggests that a community of practice (CoP) was formed unintentionally and may have facilitated the development of the "Nine Required Essentials for PDS" in the Leadership Team PDS network. Strategies for the intentional planning of CoP in a PDS are provided.
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Leadership, Communities of Practice, Partnerships in Education, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Cooperative Planning, Meetings, Content Analysis, Business Communication, Reflection, Feedback (Response), Accountability, Data Analysis, Educational Objectives, Qualitative Research
National Association for Professional Development Schools. College of Education University of South Carolina, Wardlaw 252, Columbia, SC 29208. Tel: 803-777-1515; Fax: 803-777-3035; e-mail: napds@mailbox.sc.edu; Web site: http://www.napds.org/school_university_partnerships.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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