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Informationen zum Autor Rick Breault is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction/Literacy at West Virginia University. He received his EdD in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in social foundations of education from Northern Illinois University. Rick was an elementary and middle school teacher before entering higher education and, since then, has worked primarily in teacher education. His research interests include the nature of professional development school writing, aesthetic inquiry into teaching practices, and the sense of place in educational research. Among his recent publications are articles in Curriculum & Teaching Dialogue, Teaching and Teacher Education, Teacher Education Quarterly, and Equity and Excellence in Education. Rick was also a Fulbright Scholar in Hungary and was recently recognized for imaginative teaching practice by the Lincoln Center Institute. Klappentext Professional Development Schools: Researching Lessons from the field highlights exemplar studies in the field of PDS and by doing so makes a significant contribution to the body of knowledge in the field. Using a meta-synthesis, Breault and Breault examined research over the last 20 years in uncover examples, both exemplary and subpar research in a significant area of education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: A PDS by Any Other Name Chapter 2: Problems and Potential in PDS Research Chapter 3: Is It Research or Not? Chapter 4: Research That is Good for Something: Warrantability and Added Value Chapter Five: The Nature and Use of Qualitative Data in PDS Research Chapter 6: Representation in PDS Literature Chapter 7: Organizational Implications for PDS Research Chapter 8: Doing Meaningful Research in a PDS Setting
