Whole-faculty study groups creating professional learning communities that target student learning
By: Carlene U. Murphy and Dale W. Lick.
Contributors: Lick, Dale W.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Teacher work groups -- United States.; Teachers -- In-service training -- United States.; School improvement programs -- United States.; Academic achievement -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-347) and index.
Table of contents: title: The whole-faculty study group system; title: Enabling faculties to become professional learning communities; title: What the research tells us; title: Context: conditions that facilitate change; title: Recognizing and understanding school culture; title: Process: a proven structure for collaboration; title: Identifying student needs for targeted study: the seven-step decision-making cycle; title: Content: curriculum and instructional strategies; title: Supporting synergistic groups and learning teams; title: Sustaining school improvement efforts; title: Success: learning from national, state, district, and local school experiences; title: Fourteen key findings.