Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ538507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Networks and Reform in American Education.
Lieberman, Ann; Grolnick, Maureen
Teachers College Record, v98 n1 p7-45 Fall 1996
Reports a study that examined 16 educational reform networks that are used as alternative forms of teacher and school development. The results identified five shared organizational themes and five shared tensions. This paper describes educational reform networks, discusses essential elements, examines the themes and tensions, and suggests questions for further study. (SM)
Descriptors: Conferences, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion, Leadership, Networks, Organizational Objectives, Participative Decision Making, Partnerships in Education, Professional Development, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Participation, Workshops
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A
