Bridging Between Research and Practice Supporting Professional Development Through Collaborative Studies of Classroom Teaching with Technology

This book presents a fresh approach to bridging the perceived gap between academic and classroom cultures. It describes a unique form of research partnership whereby Cambridge University academics and school teachers together grappled with and reformulated theory--through in-depth case studies analy...

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Main Author Hennessy, Sara
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Rotterdam Springer 2014
SensePublishers
Edition1
SeriesProfessional Learning
Subjects
Case studies
College-school cooperation
Education
Education, general
Educational technology
Great Britain
In-service training
Methodology
Teachers
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ISBN9462094330
9789462094338
DOI10.1007/978-94-6209-434-5

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Summary:This book presents a fresh approach to bridging the perceived gap between academic and classroom cultures. It describes a unique form of research partnership whereby Cambridge University academics and school teachers together grappled with and reformulated theory--through in-depth case studies analysing practice using interactive whiteboards in five subject areas. The inquiry exploited the collaborators' complementary professional knowledge bases. Teachers' voices are particularly audible in co-authored case study chapters. Outcomes included deeper insights into concepts of sociocultural learning theory and classroom dialogue, more analytical mindsets, sustained new practices and ways of working collegially.
ISBN:9462094330
9789462094338
DOI:10.1007/978-94-6209-434-5