Research on urban teacher learning : examining contextual factors over time

• Other Authors: Stairs, Andrea J. (Editor), Donnell, Kelly A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP-Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2010]
• Subjects: Education, Urban > United States > Research.; Teachers > Training of > United States.; Urban schools > United States.; Education > Urban.; Teacher training.; Education.; Urban communities.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806617678
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-60752-403-8
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 211 pages)

This book presents a range of evidence-based analyses focused on the role of contextual factors on urban teacher learning. Part I introduces the reader to the conceptual and empirical literature on urban teacher learning. Part II shares eight research studies that examine how, what, and why urban te...