Date of Award
5-2020
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School
College of Education and Human Services
Department/Program
Teacher Education and Teacher Development
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Douglas Larkin
Committee Member
Jeremy Price
Committee Member
Emily Hodge
Abstract
Teacher effectiveness has been targeted by government agencies and educational think tanks for raising student achievement and providing equitable education for all. Exploring how teachers enacted their development of practice in a teacher-initiated learning community of practice to improve student achievement in mathematics exposed mediating factors responsible for teacher learning. This qualitative study drew upon Aristotle’s discussion of phronesis and Lave and Wenger’s (1991) concept of legitimate peripheral participation to interpret how artifacts produced within and across communities of practice reified the elements of collaborative teacher learning that lead to changes in instructional practice during a reform initiative. These findings add to research regarding Wenger’s (1998) community of practice conceptual framework as a means to investigate the nuances of collaborative teacher learning within and across school communities.
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Recommended Citation
Tanis, Jayne L., "A Community of Practice Approach to Teacher Learning" (2020). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 539.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/539