ERIC Number: EJ1338025
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-764X
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Teachers' Experiences of Transformative Professional Learning to Narrow the Values Practice Gap Related to Inclusive Practice
Cambridge Journal of Education, v52 n2 p175-193 2022
The literature supports transformative models of professional learning and development (PLD) such as professional learning communities (PLCs). However, there is a research gap relating to PLCs for inclusive practice. This paper draws on findings from a qualitative study with 10 teachers in an urban primary school in the Republic of Ireland, who engaged in a PLC for inclusive practice facilitated by one of the researchers. Two years later the researchers undertook semi-structured interviews with nine of the original participants and five classroom observations to explore if and how teachers can sustain inclusive practices in changing times. The findings evidenced sustained changes in teachers' individual and collaborative practices, affirming an argument that PLCs can support teachers to develop and sustain inclusive practices in the longer term. This paper offers a conceptual framework for prospectively planning PLCs to narrow the values practice gap for inclusive practice.
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Transformative Learning, Communities of Practice, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Sustainability, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Effectiveness, Collegiality
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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