School - wide Professional Community in restructuring schools
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t takes a whole village to raise a child.” The much-quoted African proverb says it can’t be done by an individual teacher, or even by several teachers working independently. Instead, it requires communal effort of many adults, in a variety of roles, who share a unified common purpose, and who help one another to teach and socialize their youth. School restructuring can enhance this sense of community, both within schools and by restoring connections between schools and their communities. This report focuses on the challenge of building professional community within schools.
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