When Seekers Reap Rewards and Providers Pay a Price: The Role of Relationships and Discussion in Improving Practice in a Community of Learning

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Title

When Seekers Reap Rewards and Providers Pay a Price: The Role of Relationships and Discussion in Improving Practice in a Community of Learning

Abstract/Description

In this study we explore the relationships between educators’ social network positions, perceptions of peer collaboration, discussion utility, and expertise and improvement in their professional practice. Through the lenses of social network theory and teacher collaboration, we examine the experiences of 101 educators in a Community of Learning in New Zealand. Findings revealed that perceptions of discussion utility had the greatest influence on improvements in professional practice. Resource seekers reported higher levels of impact on practice improvement in the learning network, while resource providers reported lower levels of impact. Teachers benefitted more from network participation than those with formal leadership positions.

Author/creator

Sinnema, Claire

Liou, Yi-Hwa

Daly, Alan J.

Cann, Rachel

Rodway, Joelle

Date

2021

In publication

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volume

107

Pages

103474

Resource type

Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Empirical

Keywords

discussion quality

educational improvement

social network approach

teacher collaboration

teacher learning

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

0742-051X

DOI

10.1016/j.tate.2021.103474

URL

Open Access Article (via ScienceDirect)

Citation

Sinnema, C., Liou, Y.-H., Daly, A., Cann, R., & Rodway, J. (2021). When Seekers Reap Rewards and Providers Pay a Price: The Role of Relationships and Discussion in Improving Practice in a Community of Learning. Teaching and Teacher Education, 107, 103474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2021.103474

Abbreviation

Teaching and Teacher Education

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