Common planning time in middle level schools : research studies from the MLER SIG's national project

This volume, the ninth volume in the Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education, is a compilation of research studies focusing on the use and implementation of common planning time (CPT) in middle level schools. All of the studies were part of the Middle Level Education Research SIG's Natio...

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Other Authors Mertens, Steven B. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2013.
SeriesHandbook of research in middle level education series.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806614509
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-104-6
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 361 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • The history and development of the mler sig's national middle grades research project on common planning time / Steven B. Mertens, Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Micki M. Caskey, and Nancy Flowers
  • Common planning time: A review of literature / Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Nancy Flowers, Micki M. Caskey, and Steven B. Mertens
  • Common planning time: Benefits and barriers / Stacy Duffield
  • Comparison of teacher's perceptions of perceived barriers regarding the implementation of common planning time at two middle schools / Dana Pomykal Franz, Nicole L. Thompson, and Nicole C. Miller
  • Components of school culture that enhance the effective use of common planning time in two high-performing middle schools / Shawn A. Faulkner and Christopher M. Cook
  • Social capital and common planning time / Deb Pattee
  • The benefits and drawbacks of common planning time for interdisciplinary team teachers: A new look in the era of no child left behind / Marilyn J. Taylor
  • A case study of effective common planning time and its positive outcomes / Molly Mee
  • Lessons learned: A case of one teacher's common planning time experience / Ellis Hurd
  • Reading challenges for middle grade teams: Literacy's place in common planning time discussions / Francine Falk-Ross
  • Teachers' perceptions of common planning time: A qualitative analysis of the national middle grades research project / Vincent A. Anfara, Jr. and Micki M. Caskey
  • Structure and activities during common planning time: A portrait of two middle schools / Pam S. Angelle and Cherie E. Gaines
  • The reported use of common planning time in high-performing middle level schools / Christopher M. Cook, Lenore J. Kinne, and Shawn A. Faulkner
  • Common planning time in oregon middle schools: An endangered model / Jan M. Carpenter, P. Maureen Musser, Linda L. Samek, and Micki M. Caskey
  • The implementation and use of middle level common planning time: A study of four middle schools / Steven B. Mertens, Ellis Hurd, and Keith Tilford
  • Teachers' use and implementation of common planning time: A quantitative analysis of the national middle grades research project / Nancy Flowers and Steven B. Mertens
  • Conclusions: Common planning time project findings and future steps / Micki M. Caskey, Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., Steven B. Mertens, and Nancy Flowers.