13:10-14:50 | Orion (5F)
Friday Session I Panel Presentation Session Chair: Tzu-Bin Lin 53970
13:10-14:50 | Orion (5F)
Community of Practice in Different Contexts: Experience from Taiwan and Singapore Tzu-Bin Lin, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Victor D. T. Chen, National Institute of Education, Singapore Chiao-Wen Wu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan Li-Yi Wang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
It is increasingly acknowledged by researchers across the world that community of practice (CoP) is a good means of school improvement as well as a practical way of doing professional development for teaching professionals. There is no exception in East Asia. Both Singapore and Taiwan promote this concept and practice in its education systems. In this panel, researchers from these two places are going to share their experiences of CoP. Three case studies will be presented by various panel participants. Each case is an outcome of a research project and therefore, the findings are supported with empirical data. These cases cover different levels of education from secondary to tertiary education. CoP is often considered to be capable of empowering teachers and cause bottom-up changes in school contexts. After the three cases, we draw on the theories related to teacher efficacy to show how CoP can enhance teacher efficacy in the East Asian context. our aim is to share research findings while triggering more conversations on CoP in East Asia.
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