| Title: |
We Modify Each Other's Lessons: The Role of Literacy Work Circles in Developing Professional Community |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Wardrip, Peter Samuelson; Gomez, Louis M.; Gomez, Kimberley |
| Source: |
Teacher Development. 2015 19(4):445-460. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2015 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Communities of Practice; Literacy; Teacher Collaboration; Case Studies; Middle School Teachers; Grade 6; Content Area Reading; Quality Circles; Qualitative Research; Participant Observation |
| DOI: |
10.1080/13664530.2015.1051186 |
| ISSN: |
1366-4530 |
| Abstract: |
To address teacher isolation in schools, more reform leaders are finding hope in establishing professional communities as a way to promote continuous school improvement. This case study presents one approach for developing teacher professional community: a teacher work circle. Using the characteristics of professional community created by Kruse, Louis, and Bryk, this case study describes a sixth-grade, middle school, teacher work circle addressing the problem of students reading in the content areas. This case suggests that the work circle approach may productively support professional community among teachers focused on instruction. This paper discusses implications for professional development and further supporting a social infrastructure of teaching colleagues. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
71 |
| Entry Date: |
2015 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1081728 |
| Database: |
ERIC |