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Research study

A resource that reports the results of research. A resource containing only a data set resulting from research should be assigned the resource type "Data Set."

• Professional Development Schools: A Witness to Teacher Empowerment
  Identifies three attributes of teacher empowerment that emerged at Scales Professional Development School: teacher autonomy, collaborative opportunities, and emerging dialogue about all aspects of the educational process.
• Professional Learning Communities: Communities of Continuous Inquiry and Improvement
  Through a review of the literature, this paper by Dr. Shirley M. Hord explores the concept and operationalization of professional learning communities: What do professional learning communities look like and how do they function? Why are such learning communities important for both staff and students? How are learning communities introduced and developed in schools as a new organizational arrangement?