TY - JOUR
T1 - Complicating the Conversation on Teacher Quality
T2 - A Comparative Examination of Contextual Supports for Effective Teaching
AU - Jaffe-Walter, Reva
AU - Fancsali, Cheri
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Drawing on qualitative case study research in four small schools, this paper explores the relationship between the professional contexts of schools—specifically supports for 1) collaboration focused on improving instruction, 2) professional development and teacher learning opportunities, and 3) the degree to which teachers have authority and leadership in shaping curriculum and school practice—and teachers’ delivery of high-quality instruction. Looking across multiple sources of data from four schools, we found clear differences in terms of the extent to which we saw teacher collaboration with a culture of reflection and inquiry, professional development aligned with teachers’ emergent needs, and shared leadership that encourages teacher authority.
AB - Drawing on qualitative case study research in four small schools, this paper explores the relationship between the professional contexts of schools—specifically supports for 1) collaboration focused on improving instruction, 2) professional development and teacher learning opportunities, and 3) the degree to which teachers have authority and leadership in shaping curriculum and school practice—and teachers’ delivery of high-quality instruction. Looking across multiple sources of data from four schools, we found clear differences in terms of the extent to which we saw teacher collaboration with a culture of reflection and inquiry, professional development aligned with teachers’ emergent needs, and shared leadership that encourages teacher authority.
KW - Teacher collaboration
KW - teacher learning
KW - teachers’ professional community
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089484854&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00131725.2020.1795330
DO - 10.1080/00131725.2020.1795330
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089484854
SN - 0013-1725
JO - Educational Forum
JF - Educational Forum
ER -