Developing Knowledge Communities through Partnerships for Literacy
About this ebook
This volume, inspired by an evaluation research partnership involving professional development for writing instructors, coheres around Dewey's three-dimensional threads of experience. Contributing authors give attention to the temporal, situational, and social implications of teachers' organically formed knowledge communities. This book is essential reading for researchers of education, knowledge communities and cross-institutional research partnerships as it:
- inquires into the historical roots of research partnerships
- offers unique perspectives on literacy coaching and professional development in public education, and
- includes uniquely divergent threads from researchers in the field.
Each chapter calls readers to reflect on the influence of community, identity and change on reform efforts in education.
About the author
Chestin Auzenne-Curl, Ph.D. is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture at Texas A & M University, USA, a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Future Faculty Fellowship, and a member of the University of Houston's inaugural class of Cross Disciplinary NSF Teaching Fellows.
Cheryl J. Craig, Ph.D. is a professor, Houston Endowment Endowed Chair of Urban Education and Chair of Technology and Teacher Education at Texas A&M University, USA. She is an American Educational Research Association Fellow, an AERA Division B (Curriculum) Outstanding Lifetime Career awardee, a Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education) Legacy Award winner, and a recipient of the Michael Huberman Award for Contributions to the Understanding the Lives of Teachers.
