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Deep Change: Professional Development from the Inside Outreviewed by Susan Landt - 2005 Title: Deep Change: Professional Development from the Inside Out Author(s): Angela B. Peery Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Lanham ISBN: 1578860482, Pages: 143, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com “Deep Change: Professional Development from the Inside
Out” focuses on the importance of teachers becoming involved
in the process of educational change. According to Peery,
educational change requires improving “the ongoing education
of the adults who facilitate student learning” (p. 1). Peery
emphasizes the necessity of nurturing teachers and providing
positive support for their ongoing development.
Peery draws on well-known theorists Malcolm Knowles (1984),
Michael Fullan (1991; 1993), Parker Palmer (1999), and Donald Schon
(1983; 1987), to support her vision of teacher learning and
educational change in Chapter One, “Why Staff Development
Must Change.” She emphasizes that change needs to come from
the “inside,” from the teachers themselves as they seek
answers to questions concerning improving their practice.
In Chapter Two, Peery presents a picture of an inside-out model
of staff development, which includes: process over product; helping
participants to feel comfortable and engaged; teachers reflecting
on their learning and seeking to improve their own practice;
teachers processing new information and collaborating with
colleagues; and supervisors participating... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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