Encountering New Spaces

Teachers Developing Voice within a Professional Development School

Bibliographic Data

ID5072876
AuthorsDiane Yendol-Silva (University of Florida), Nancy Fichtman Dana (0000-0001-7859-939X, University of Florida)
Year2004
Volume55
Issue2
Pages128-140
Publication date2004-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Teacher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4871 • E-ISSN: 1552-7816
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022487103261447
OpenAlexW2056744292
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

This 18-month ethnographic study provides a snapshot of teachers' use of space and voice as they work in a newly formed Professional Development School (PDS) committed to shared responsibility for teacher education and developing a culture of simultaneous renewal through inquiry. The study identified the tensions produced when a PDS functions within a hierarchically organized district where teachers do not feel empowered to participate in decisions beyond their classroom and where mandates and standardization drive teachers' work. This work informs those new to PDS work of ways teachers may first occupy the new spaces PDS work creates for teachers to be decision makers and teacher educators. Implications for the future of teachers' work within partnerships focused on reform are discussed

Collegiality · Ethnography · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Snapshot (computer storage) · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Standardization · Teacher education · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Education and Technology Integration · Engineering · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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