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"Learning Change" grew out of the observations, reflections, and questions the authors ... more "Learning Change" grew out of the observations, reflections, and questions the authors formulated in over a decade of teaching and learning with classroom teachers through professional development programs. Specifically, it details the four-year in-service program organized and directed by the authors in a school district north of New York City. In their words, the book" examines how teachers and schools might transform themselves, why change is possible when it is, and what constraints operate in thwarting it. Our goal is to paint a picture which reflects all of the issues-personal, social, cultural, and institutional-that make up the process of change, which is more difficult, more complex, and more idiosyncratic than we ever realized. We want to show that it is, nonetheless, possible. Both teachers and institutions have the energy, resources, and flexibility to bring it about. " Along the way we discovered the pivotal roles played by teachers' beliefs and attitudes about knowledge, about language, and about teaching and learning, as well as the role of the institution of schools in traditionally supporting one particular view of the purposes and goals for education. So much of the dialogue on school reform disregards the central role in real school change of uncovering and reformulating the underlying beliefs and assumptions that inform day-to-day classroom practice. "We have come to believe that schools can (must) change from the bottom up-from changes in the ways individual teachers teach and learn with their students to changes in the voices and authority teachers assert in school decision-making to changes in school governance and relationships among educators at all levels in the school setting. In the end, "Learning Change" is our call for a more genuine democratic education in American schools."
English in Education, 1985
Writing Center Journal, 1982
Routledge eBooks, Oct 20, 2005
The Journal of Reading, 1986
One area of the writing process that has received considerable attention is revision. A case stud... more One area of the writing process that has received considerable attention is revision. A case study was conducted to generate a picture of the affects of revision on texts, the writers' intentions and perceptions, and readers' assessments of the written products. Three studentsDan, Alex, and Miranda-enrolled in a EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION)(1 CENTER (MCI This document has been reproduced as received born the person or orgameatron originating it Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this ducu ment do not necessarily represent official NIE position or policy The Transaction between Teachers' Comments and Students' Revisions: Catalysts and Obstacles
... There is a strong drive to complicate and problematize, so that the readers can be in ... int... more ... There is a strong drive to complicate and problematize, so that the readers can be in ... intending to teach and those who are out there teaching, educating for the twenty-first Century in the ... In the process of reading and rereading them, we were guided by the questions we raised in ...
English in Education, 1993
Academic exchange quarterly, 2009
English in Education, 1999
Teacher Education Quarterly, Jun 22, 2010
It has been recognized for many years that preparing teachers for high-need urban schools is a ch... more It has been recognized for many years that preparing teachers for high-need urban schools is a challenge requiring a reexamination of teacher education program structures and content. Robert Farls, for example, writing in 1969, made a number of suggestions that sound remarkably contemporary. Among them are recommendations to increase fieldwork in the schools, require coursework in comparative culture, offer coursework on-site in schools, and study human relations, psychology, and the history of the civil rights movement (p. 411). His central concern is develop
Negotiating the Curriculum, 1992
Teaching and Teacher Education, 2011
This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the a... more This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier's archiving and manuscript policies are
"Learning Change" grew out of the observations, reflections, and questions the authors ... more "Learning Change" grew out of the observations, reflections, and questions the authors formulated in over a decade of teaching and learning with classroom teachers through professional development programs. Specifically, it details the four-year in-service program organized and directed by the authors in a school district north of New York City. In their words, the book" examines how teachers and schools might transform themselves, why change is possible when it is, and what constraints operate in thwarting it. Our goal is to paint a picture which reflects all of the issues-personal, social, cultural, and institutional-that make up the process of change, which is more difficult, more complex, and more idiosyncratic than we ever realized. We want to show that it is, nonetheless, possible. Both teachers and institutions have the energy, resources, and flexibility to bring it about. " Along the way we discovered the pivotal roles played by teachers' beliefs and attitudes about knowledge, about language, and about teaching and learning, as well as the role of the institution of schools in traditionally supporting one particular view of the purposes and goals for education. So much of the dialogue on school reform disregards the central role in real school change of uncovering and reformulating the underlying beliefs and assumptions that inform day-to-day classroom practice. "We have come to believe that schools can (must) change from the bottom up-from changes in the ways individual teachers teach and learn with their students to changes in the voices and authority teachers assert in school decision-making to changes in school governance and relationships among educators at all levels in the school setting. In the end, "Learning Change" is our call for a more genuine democratic education in American schools."
English in Education, 1985
Writing Center Journal, 1982
Routledge eBooks, Oct 20, 2005
The Journal of Reading, 1986
One area of the writing process that has received considerable attention is revision. A case stud... more One area of the writing process that has received considerable attention is revision. A case study was conducted to generate a picture of the affects of revision on texts, the writers' intentions and perceptions, and readers' assessments of the written products. Three studentsDan, Alex, and Miranda-enrolled in a EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION)(1 CENTER (MCI This document has been reproduced as received born the person or orgameatron originating it Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this ducu ment do not necessarily represent official NIE position or policy The Transaction between Teachers' Comments and Students' Revisions: Catalysts and Obstacles
... There is a strong drive to complicate and problematize, so that the readers can be in ... int... more ... There is a strong drive to complicate and problematize, so that the readers can be in ... intending to teach and those who are out there teaching, educating for the twenty-first Century in the ... In the process of reading and rereading them, we were guided by the questions we raised in ...
English in Education, 1993
Academic exchange quarterly, 2009
English in Education, 1999
Teacher Education Quarterly, Jun 22, 2010
It has been recognized for many years that preparing teachers for high-need urban schools is a ch... more It has been recognized for many years that preparing teachers for high-need urban schools is a challenge requiring a reexamination of teacher education program structures and content. Robert Farls, for example, writing in 1969, made a number of suggestions that sound remarkably contemporary. Among them are recommendations to increase fieldwork in the schools, require coursework in comparative culture, offer coursework on-site in schools, and study human relations, psychology, and the history of the civil rights movement (p. 411). His central concern is develop
Negotiating the Curriculum, 1992
Teaching and Teacher Education, 2011
This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the a... more This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier's archiving and manuscript policies are