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In The Continuing Global Call For Educational Reforms And Change, The Contributors In This Edited Collection Address The Critical Issue Of Teacher Learning From Diverse National Contexts And Perspectives. They Define Teacher Learning That Matters As It Shapes And Directs Pedagogical Practices With The Goal Of Improving Student Learning. Student Achievement Is Broadly And Inclusively Defined, Beyond The Test Scores So Often Identified As The Mark Of Success In The Research Literature. This Book Weaves Together Major Studies, Research Findings And Theoretical Orientations To Represent A Globalized Network Of Inquiries Into The What, How And Why Of Teacher Learning That Shapes Teacher Skill And Knowledge. Teacher Learning Matters On An International Scale Because Teachers Are The Portals Through Which Any Initiative For Change And Reform Is Realized. Recognizing That A Highly Skilled Teaching Force Is Instrumental To Improving Student Achievement Adds Import To Generating Interactive Dialogue On Teacher Learning Around The Globe-- Provided By Publisher. Preface: Introducing The Landscapes Of Teacher Learning That Matters -- What Makes Teacher Professional Development Effective? A Literature Review / Klaas Van Veen, Rosanne Zwart And Jacobine Meirink -- Professional Community And Professional Development In The Learning-centered School / Judith Warren Little -- Professional Learning: Creating Conditions For Developing Knowledge Of Teaching / John Loughran -- A Multi-metaphorical Model For Teacher Knowledge And Teacher Learning / John Wallace And Judth Mulholland -- The Transformative Potential Of Teacher And Student Voices: Reframing Relationships For Learning / Mary Kooy And Dana Colarusso -- Professional Development Through A Teacher-as-curriculum-maker Lens / Cheryl Craig -- Promoting Quality From Within: A New Perspective On Professional Development In Schools / Saskia Attema-noordewier, Fred Korthagen And Rosanne Zwart -- Critical Moments As Heuristics To Transform Learning And Teacher Identity / Paulien C. Meijer And Helma W. Oolbekkink -- Writing And Professional Learning: A Dialogic Interaction / Graham Parr And Brenton Doecke -- Exploring Discursive Practices Of Teacher Learning In A Cross-institutional Professional Community In China / Issa Danjun Ying -- Partnerships For Professional Renewal: The Development Of A Master's Program For Teacher Professional Learning / Helen Mitchell And Alex Alexandrou -- Open-ended Scientific Inquiry In A Nonformal Setting: Cognitive, Affective And Social Aspects Of In-service Elementary Teachers' Development / Stella Hadjiachilleos And Lucy Avraamidou -- From Concept To School Practice: Professional Learning For Sustainable Change In The Primary Science Classroom / Pernilla Nilsson -- Stepping Back And Stepping In: Concluding Thoughts On The Landscapes Of Teacher Learning That Matters / Klaas Van Veen And Mary Kooy. Edited By Mary Kooy And Klaas Van Veen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.