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Exploring the "Development" in Professional Development School Research
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Neapolitan, Jane E.; Tunks, Jeanne L. – Action in Teacher Education, 2009
The professional development school (PDS) is a model of choice for many teacher preparation programs. This approach integrates the functions of teacher preparation, professional development, inquiry and research, and student achievement to bring about whole-school improvement and the simultaneous renewal of the teaching profession. Ideally,…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Research Methodology, College School Cooperation, Program Descriptions
The Role of Research in Professional Development.
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Richey, Rita C. – Action in Teacher Education, 1981
Three professional development models are described which use research as a basis for the content and the process of program design and implementation. These are: (1) the research-based planning model; (2) the research-based problem solving model; and (3) the research-based data collection model. (JN)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Inservice Teacher Education, Problem Solving
Developing New Understandings of PDS Work: Better Problems, Better Questions.
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Dana, Nancy Fitchman; Silva, Diane Yendol; Gimbert, Belinda; Nolan, Jim, Jr.; Zembal-Saul, Carla; Tzur, Ron; Mule, Lucy; Sanders, Lynne – Action in Teacher Education, 2001
Demonstrates how analyzing the evolution of long-term Professional Development School (PDS) problems can serve as indicators of PDS growth, identifying three persistent problems (building trust and relationships between university and school personnel, reconceptualizing existing coursework to fit in the PDS context, and making inquiry a central…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Collaboration at the Grass Roots: Implementing the Professional Development School Concept.
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Yopp, Hallie Kay; And Others – Action in Teacher Education, 1994
A successful professional development school (PDS) project, established by four elementary schools and a university, has four components: student teacher cohorts, close link between coursework and field experiences, close collaboration between university instructional team and PDS site personnel, and entire staff commitment to student teacher…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Environment, Educational Principles