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Chasms and Bridges: Generativity in the Space between Educators' Communities of Practice
Niesz, Tricia
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v26 n1 p37-44 Jan 2010
This article presents findings from an ethnographic study that explored how participation in an educator network contributed to the production of meaning, identity, and agency among the teachers and school district administrators involved. Prominent in this process were the differences between practice in the network, consisting of dialogue informed by theory, inquiry, and reflection on professional experience, and the practice of participants' workplace communities. I argue that identities afforded by multimembership in these very different communities, along with the bridges participants worked to build between the communities, hold promise for generating change in the field of education.
Descriptors: Ethnography, Networks, Educational Change, Program Effectiveness, Work Environment, Communities of Practice, Learning Processes, Educational Environment, Social Theories, Learning Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Professional Development, School Districts, Central Office Administrators, Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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