ABSTRACT

Many studies have focused on professional development within schools, while this article focuses on ICT (information and communications technology) professional development across schools. The aim of this article is to explore how the encouragement of communities and networks might contribute to ICT professional development across schools in close physical proximity. The study is based on a two-year action research project and interviews with the participants of a lead teacher community across five schools. Although the lead teachers and school leaders played a central role, ICT professional development was dependent on a complex interplay of different types of communities and networks, both within, across and outside the schools. This study illustrates how ICT professional development occurred in both expected and unexpected ways and emphasises the need for professional development to take account of the complex needs of teachers, rather than being a ‘one size fits all’.

摘要

许多研究都侧重于学校内部的专业发展，而本文则侧重于跨学校的ICT（信息和通信技术）专业发展。本文的目的是探讨鼓励社区和网络如何促进物理学校附近的ICT专业发展。该研究基于一项为期两年的行动研究项目，并对五所学校的主要教师社区的参与者进行了采访。尽管首席教师和学校领导者发挥着核心作用，但信息通信技术专业发展取决于学校内部，外部和外部的不同类型的社区和网络的复杂相互作用。