The Handbook of Leadership and Professional Learning Communities

253 Pages·2009·2.583 MB·English

by  Carol A. Mullen (eds.)

The Handbook of Leadership and
Professional Learning Communities
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handbook of doctoral programs in educational leadership: Issues and challenges.
Johnson, W. B., = Mullen, C. A. (2007). Write to the top! How to become a prolific
academic.
Mullen, C. A. (2007). Curriculum leadership development: A guide for aspiring school
leaders.
Mullen, C. A. (2006). A graduate student guide: Making the most of mentoring.
Mullen, C. A. (2005). The mentorship primer.
Mullen, C. A. (2005). Fire and ice: Igniting and channeling passion in new qualitative
researchers.
Mullen, C. A. (2004). Climbing the Himalayas of school leadership: The socialization of
early career administrators.
Diamond, C. T. P., & Mullen, C. A. (Eds.). (1999). The postmodern educator: Arts-
based inquiries and teacher development.
Mullen, C. A., & Lick, D. W. (Eds.). (1999). New directions in mentoring: Creating a
culture of synergy.
Mullen, C. A., (senior editor) (with Cox, M. D., Boettcher, C. K., & Adoue, D. S.)
(Eds.). (1997/2000). Breaking the circle of one: Redefining mentorship in the lives and
writings of educators.
Mullen, C. A. (1997).Imprisoned selves: An inquiry into prisons and academe.
The Handbook of Leadership and
Professional Learning Communities
Edited by
Carol A. Mullen
the handbook of leadership and professional learning communities
Copyright © Carol A. Mullen, 2009.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Mullen, Carol A.
The handbook of leadership and professional learning communities/
edited by Carol A. Mullen.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Educational leadership--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. School management
and organization—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Teachers—Professional
relationships—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Teachers—Inservice training—
Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5. Professional learning communities—Handbooks,
manuals, etc. I. Title.
LB2805.M77 2009
371.2—dc22 2009002670
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library.
Design by Macmillan Publishing Solutions
First edition: September 2009
With fondness and appreciation, I have dedicated this book to
W. Brad Johnson, Professor of Psychology at the United States Naval
Academy and Faculty Associate at John Hopkins University. It is
striking that although we’ve never actually met, he is one of my closest
colleagues. Brad is a very talented and generous person whose first
thoughts are always about the well-being of others. A pioneer in the
mentoring field, he has published numerous books for faculty and
students that include On Being a Mentor: A Guide for Higher Education
Faculty, Getting Mentored in Graduate School, The Elements of Mentoring,
The Elements of Ethics, and Write to the Top! How to Become a Prolific
Academic—the one we did together. Given his prolific and practical
scholarship in the area of mentoring it’s no surprise that I am one of the
lucky beneficiaries of his expertise and wisdom.
Contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Appendices xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
1 Introducing Collaborative Communities With Edge and Vitality 1
Carol A. Mullen
Section I Organization and the Learning Community
Introduction to Section I (Mullen) 11
2 Understanding Schools as Organizations: Implications
for Realizing Professional Learning Communities 17
Bob L. Johnson, Jr.
3 Forming School–University Partnerships to Create
Professional Learning Communities That Improve Schools 29
Leonard R. Goduto, Virginia Doolittle, & Donald Leake
4 Developing Professional Learning Communities in a
University–Public School Partnership 39
Robert V. Bullough, Jr., & Steven C. Baugh
5 Professional Development Schools: Learning Communities
for Leaders and Teachers as Change Agents 51
Maria Sudeck, Virginia Doolittle, & Peter Rattigan
6 Teacher Education Is Everybody’s Business: Northern Guilford
High School—A Professional Development Community 59
Carl Lashley, Jewell Cooper, Jessica McCall, Joseph Yeager,
& Christine Ricci
7 The University Connection: Transformational Learning That
Enhances Professional Learning Communities 73
Sandra Harris, Vicky Farrow, & Hollis Lowery-Moore
viii ● Contents
8 A Vision for Linking Pre-K and Higher Education Through Learning
Communities 85
John R. Hoyle & Timothy M. Kutka
Section II Democracy and the Learning Community
Introduction to Section II (Mullen) 99
9 Forming Culturally Responsive Learning Communities in
Demographically Changing Schools 103
Camille Wilson Cooper, Romy M. Allen, & Silvia Cristina Bettez
10 Transforming the Space of Schools into Learning
Communities: Teacher Leadership as Pedagogy of
Democratic Place 115
Patrick M. Jenlink & Karen Embry Jenlink
11 Catalysts and Barriers: Practitioner Concepts of Professional
Learning Communities as Democracies in Action 127
Carol A. Mullen & Sandra Harris
12 Faculty of Color Constructing Communities at
Predominantly White Institutions 139
Donyell L. Roseboro & C. P. Gause
13 Support for Women Leaders: The Visible and the Invisible 151
Jane H. Applegate, Penelope M. Earley, & Jill M. Tarule
Section III Technology and the Learning Community
Introduction to Section III (Mullen) 161
14 Professional Learning Communities and the Culture of
Digital Technology: A Philosophic Inquiry 165
Glenn M. Hudak
15 Virtual Learning Communities: Encountering Digital Culture,
Politics, and Capital 177
Roymieco A. Carter & Leila E. Villaverde
16 Graduate Students’ and Preservice Teachers’ Electronic
Communications in a Community of Practice 189
Janet C. Richards, Susan V. Bennett, & Kim G. Thomas
Section IV Mentoring and the Learning Community
Introduction to Section IV (Mullen) 201
17 Leadership in K–12 Learning Communities: Activism
and Access Through Intergenerational Understanding 205
Dannielle Joy Davis, Lisa Green-Derry, and Jovan Wells
Contents ● ix
18 Facilitating Professional Learning Communities Through
Mentor Teacher Preparation 215
Susan D. Myers & Helenrose Fives
19 Peer Learning Communities in Action: Coaching to
Improve Preservice Teaching 229
Caroline R. Pryor & Barbara D. O’Donnell
20 Conclusion: Community Change Through Activism—Insights
and Lessons 241
Carol A. Mullen
Notes on Contributors 247
Index 253
List of Tables, Figures, and
Appendices
Tables
11.1 Democratic Actions Taken on K–12 Campuses (n=39) 131
11.2 Barriers to Democratic Action Manifesting on K–12
Campuses (n=39) 132
19.1 Interns’ Change Scores: Philosophy of Education Scale 233
Figures
6.1 UNCG–Northern High School: A Professional Development,
Teaching and Learning Community 64
8.1 A Unified Education System (Hoyle & Kutka, 2008) 92
18.1 Evidence of Teachers as Transactional, Transformative, and Critical
Leaders 221
Appendices
9.1 Cultural Body Talk: Professional Learning Community Activity 111
11.1 Democratic School Leadership Survey (Mullen, 2008) 135
19.1 Philosophy of Education Scale and Sample Scoring 238