The primary purpose of action research carried out by teachers is to improve their own
educational and pedagogical practices in a specific context. However, teachers need to …

Drawing from a three-year qualitative multi-case study that examined three urban
elementary schools as these schools instituted grade-level data-based collaboration as a …

This research examines how engaging teachers in collaboratively constructing situated
assessments enhances teacher professional development, fosters meaningful shifts to …

The author, Michael Absolum, shows how building learning-focused relationships between
teacher and student helps make" assessment for learning" principles work effectively. He …

This article reports on the professional benefits of using Critical Friends Group discussion
protocols within a Collaborative Action Research project facilitated by two teacher-educators …

Despite assessment being viewed as integral to practice, there are questions about schools'
preparedness to engage in this process. Data from three studies conducted in New Zealand …

Research suggests that school leaders play an important role in cultivating and developing
collaborative data practices by teachers. Although diagnosis and intervention are critical …

This article reports findings from a 3-year longitudinal qualitative case study conducted in
three urban elementary schools that examined the ways in which local leadership supported …

Abstract Schools in New Zealand and parts of Australia are rapidly transitioning from
traditional classrooms to coteaching in flexible learning spaces provisioned for 50 to 180 …

Three organizational learning mediation processes are proposed as mechanisms for
organizational change in this article. These include instructional leadership, tight coupling …