Professional Development Schools Researching Lessons From the Field
, by Breault, Rick; Breault, Donna Adair- ISBN: 9781442208391 | 1442208392
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/9/2011
Professional Development Schools: Researching Lessons from the field is designed to help educators identify quality PDS research so that they can design their own research and make significant contributions to the body of knowledge in the field. The team of Breault and Breault used an extensive qualitative meta-synthesis to closely examine the research over the past 20 years. Neither author is involved in PDS movement; thus, their work provides an objective look in the pedagogy and contribution of PDS. Each chapter looks at a particular aspect of PDS research. The authors then conclude by highlighting strong studies, such as the following: a large-scale, multi-site study; an example of how action research can inform a larger audience; an example of how pilot studies are effective ways to research new partnerships; a study using mixed method design; a theory that uses theory to engage in high levels of abstraction; and a study using theory to clarify a complex relationship.