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Professional development for cooperative learning : issues and approaches

Title: Professional development for cooperative learning : issues and approaches / edited by Celeste M. Brody and Neil Davidson.
Publication: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998.

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vi, 335 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"This book has two main purposes: first, to enable educators to make informed decisions and choices about selecting, implementing, and evaluating cooperative learning models with respect for the differences and diversity of goals among professionals in school communities, and second, to consider the goals of teachers' professional development in the context of organizational reforms that foster systemic school change, such as the development of learning communities. The authors encourage professional development that goes beyond inservice workshops to include multi-year development and support for teachers. They advocate that schools be administered under collaborative principles so teachers can "live the experience" that they are trying to create in their own classrooms. Professional Development for Cooperative Learning describes what works for professional development in cooperative learning and how difficult it is to bring about lasting change in school settings. Brody and Davidson focus the dialogue on the nature of professional development linked to systemic changes and the successes, failures, and challenges encountered in the process."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The significance of teacher beliefs for professional development and cooperative learning / Celeste Brody -- Creating sustained professional growth through collaborative reflection / Carole Cooper and Julie Boyd -- The role of staff developers in promoting effective teacher decision-making / Carol Rolheiser and Laurie Stevahn -- Staff development that makes a difference / Patricia Roy -- Staff development and the structural approach to cooperative learning / Spencer Kagan and Miguel Kagan -- Beyond the workshop : evidence from complex instruction / Rachel Lotan, Elizabeth Cohen, and Christopher Morphew -- A social constructivist approach to cooperative learning and staff development : ideas from the Child Development Project / Marilyn Watson [and others] -- Preparing teachers and students for cooperative work : building communication and helping skills / Sydney Farivar and Noreen Webb -- The cognitive approach to cooperative learning : mediating the challenge to change / James Bellanca and Robin Fogarty -- Professional development for socially-conscious cooperative learning / Nancy Schniedewind and Mara Sapon-Shevin -- Effective staff development in cooperative learning : training, transfer, and long-term use / David Johnson and Roger Johnson -- Mutually-sustaining relationships between organization development and cooperative learning / Richard Schmuck -- Faculty development using cooperative learning / Susan Ellis -- Developing a collaborative environment through job-embedded staff development : one district's journey / Linda Munger -- Cooperative learning communities : expanding from classroom cocoon to global connections / Liana Forest -- Afterword : promising practices and responsible directions / Celeste Brody and Neil Davidson.

ISBN

079143849X
9780791438497
0791438503
9780791438503

LCCN

97037732

OCLC

ocm37545585
37545585
SCSB-538753

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Princeton University Library