Formation and Development of Bay Area School Reform Collaborative: A New Stage of Teachers' Professional Community

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780429
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Yuta 東京大学, 海洋アライアンス, 講師 (20725246)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 学校改革 / 教師の専門家共同体 / BASRC / アメリカ / 教育政策 / 教育実践 / 教師教育 / 教師の専門性開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarified a new stage of teachers' professional community which became the main strategy of school reform, through examining the 10 years process of Bay Area School Reform Collaborative from the following three point of view: the Stanford CRC’s evaluation that identified the theory of action and developed the rubric of school reform; Merril Vargo's reflection on the choices and consequence of school reform strategies; and Milbrey Mclaughlin's considerations on the developmental stages and the transition tasks.
This study illuminated the new stage of teachers' professional community that was utilized in the multiple dimensions and steps of school reform after the BASRC.

Free Research Field

教育学