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ERIC Number: EJ649781
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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Local Theories of Teacher Change: The Pedagogy of District Policies and Programs.
Spillane, James P.
Teachers College Record, v104 n3 p377-420 Apr 2002
Examined school district change agents' theories about teacher learning and change. Although respondents discussed similar professional development forms and structures, their theories of teacher learning and change differed. Respondents identified three perspectives (behaviorist, situated, and cognitive). The behaviorist perspective on teacher learning dominated among respondents. (SM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Learning, Behaviorism, Change Strategies, Cognitive Processes, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Learning Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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