Introduction - David M Byrd and D John McIntyre
Professional Development Schools: Promise and Practice
PART ONE: COLLABORATION: BUILDING BRIDGES TO TRANSFORM INSTITUTIONAL CULTURES: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK
Effects of Collaboration on Urban Teacher Education Programs and Professional Development Schools - W Robert Houston et al
Dream-Keepers, Weavers and Shape-Shifters - Joanne M Simmons et al
Emerging Roles of PDS University Coordinators in Educational Reform
Creating an Equal Partnership for Urban School and Teacher-Education Renewal - Zhixin Su
A California Experience
Part One Summary - Linda Valli
The Transformative Potential of Collaborative Partnerships: Reflections
PART TWO: CONTEXTS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK
Investigating a School-University Partnership through the Lenses of Relationship, Self-Determination, Reciprocal Influence and Expanding Power - Mitzi Lewison and Sue Holliday
Creating Learning Communities of Research and Practice - Daniel J Boudah and Stephanie L Knight
Participatory Research and Development
Concerns of Professionals Involved in Implementing a Professional Development School - Judith D Redemer and Barbara L Nourie
Part Two Summary - Ann Larson and Sheryl Benson
Contexts for Professional Development Schools: Reflections
PART THREE: TAKING MEASURE OF OUR WORK: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS AND THE MATTER OF LEADERSHIP: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK
Teachers¿ Stories of Professional Development School Restructuring - Ann S Nihlen, Melissa Williams and Amy Sweet
Decision Making
Teachers as Leaders - Judy Reinhartz and Ranae Stetson
A Question or an Expectation?
Professional Development Schools - Frances K Kochan
A Comprehensive View
Part Three Summary - Gerald M Mager
What Can We Learn from These Measures? Reflections
PART FOUR: INQUIRY IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL CONTEXTS: OVERVIEW AND FRAMEWORK
Understanding Teacher Risk-Taking in a West Texas Professional Development School - Judith A Ponticell
Building the Layers of a Learning Community in a School-Based Teacher Education Program - Karen M Higgins
Communities of Reflection, Communities of Support - Carol Rodgers with Peggy Tiffany
How the Windham Partnership Mentor Seminars Affected and Supported the Thinking of Mentor Teachers
Part Four Summary - Edward Pajak
Themes for Professional Development Schools: Reflections
The focus of this edited Yearbook is continuing teacher education and professional development. The book is divided into four sections, each dealing with different aspects in these subjects. Included are chapters on partnerships and collaboration, participatory research and development, teacher risk-taking and mentoring, and many other perspectives.