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Providing space for teacher renewal: the role of the facilitator in school-university partnerships
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posted on 2002-11-01, 00:00 authored by Margaret Chris Perry, Linda Komesaroff, Michael KavanaghThis article uses the process of a teacher renewal partnership programme to explore the role of the university academic as a facilitator of change. Responses to a series of interview questions relating to change were used to explore and examine the dimensions of the facilitator's role. Facilitators report that the role is complex, often uncertain and requires an understanding of the school and its culture and schools' and teachers' previous experiences in professional development programmes. The findings from this article suggest that an effective facilitator creates, for the teachers involved, a space for discussion, reflection and challenge and that this space provides for and legitimates teacher renewal.
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Asia-Pacific journal of teacher educationVolume
30Issue
3Pagination
243 - 257Publisher
Carfax PublishingLocation
Abingdon, EnglandPublisher DOI
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1359-866XeISSN
1469-2945Language
engNotes
Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2002, Australian Teacher Education AssociationUsage metrics
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