Research on Urban Teacher Learning : Examining Contextual Factors Over Time

Stairs, Andrea J. (EDT); Donnell, Kelly A. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1607524023 / ISBN 13: 9781607524021

Published by Information Age Publishing, 2010

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Synopsis:

This book presents a range of evidence-based analyses focused on the role of contextual factors on urban teacher learning. Part I introduces the reader to the conceptual and empirical literature on urban teacher learning. Part II shares eight research studies that examine how, what, and why urban teachers learn in the form of rich longitudinal studies. Part III analyzes the ways federal, state, and local policies affect urban teacher learning and highlights the synergistic relationship between urban teacher learning and context. What makes this collection powerful is not only that it moves research front and center in discussions of urban teacher learning, but also that it recognizes the importance of learning over time and the way urban schools’ contexts and conditions enable and constrain teacher learning.

About the Author: Andrea J. Stairs is Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Literacy Education at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine. A former middle and high school English teacher and literacy coach, she earned her Ph.D. in Education specializing in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College. Her research interests include urban teacher learning, teacher education in professional development schools, and teacher research in literacy. She is co-editor, with Kelly A. Donnell, of "Research on Urban Teacher Learning: Examining Contextual Factors Over Time" (2010).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Research on Urban Teacher Learning : ...
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New