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Designs for Learning

Paul V. Bredeson
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780761978909
  • Weight: 340g
  • Dimensions: 177 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Jan 2003
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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"Paul Bredeson′s application of architecture′s principles of function, structure, and beauty to professional development policies and processes offers a unique and highly stimulating perspective sure to alter the thinking and work of researchers and practitioners alike. Creating artful designs for learning with structural integrity that appropriately meet the needs of educators and the students they teach should be the concern of professional developers at all levels."
Thomas R. Guskey, Professor
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Experience a new paradigm for improving professional practice and career long growth!

Redesign your professional development model to better reflect the relevant issues and realities of today′s schools. Designs for Learning will help you guide your staff through the increasing pressures and demands they face daily. By following the steps in this book, your staff will experience enriched learning opportunities that support improved practice.

Using the metaphor of architecture, this landmark book outlines innovative ways to create and implement such a transformation, and highlights the rationale behind why these changes are so crucial. This insightful guide also offers straightforward explanations of the past, present, and future of professional development programs.

Some of the visionary highlights are:

  • A discussion of the six design themes and three essential components for effective professional development
  • Explanations of the design features that foster successful learning environments
  • An in-depth exploration into the five central elements that maximize professional development and shape its new paradigm
  • Practical tools and strategies for planning, implementing, and evaluating professional learning in and beyond school
  • Designs for aligning professional development, school improvement, and student learning
About Paul V. Bredeson
Paul V. Bredeson is a Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he teaches courses in Professional Development and Organizational Learning, Instructional Leadership and School Improvement, and Research Methods. He has been a Professor at Ohio University and at Pennsylvania State University where he also served as the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania School Study Council. Before entering higher education, he was a High School Principal and Spanish Teacher in Wisconsin and Connecticut respectively. During the past 20 years, his research has centered on alternative con-ceptions of leadership and professional learning in schools. Grounded in his professional work experiences, his research and writing has two major strands. The first strand centers on the intersection of professional work and learning. The second focuses on the impact of alternative conceptual-izations of leadership on the work of school principals.

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