Full Description
Professional Development Schools: Researching Lessons from the Field provides a comprehensive analysis of PDS research that can aid PDS stakeholders in designing and sustaining meaningful research in their partnerships. Breault and Breault used an extensive qualitative meta-synthesis to examine the research over the past 20 years. Their comprehensive review of 300 studies provides a.deep understanding of the challenges and potential within PDSs. The authors offer analysis regarding key elements of PDSs and highlight strong studies including a large-scale, multi-site study and studies using mixed methods and action research effectively. They also highlight exemplary studies showing how pilot studies are effective ways to research new partnerships, how theory can lead to greater abstraction, and how metaphor can clarify complex relationships. This book is an essential resource for all stakeholders involved in professional development schools.
Contents
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
