A second rationale treats the network as a catalyst for enactment and sustainability of reforms with TPD (15 studies, mostly US)¶
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q2 i? In 15 reviewed studies, the network functions as a catalyst helping teachers enact and sustain externally introduced reforms accompanied by TPD; this rationale is concentrated in US-based studies of instructional improvement. → Coppe 2026
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Coppe 2026¶
Coppe, T., Thomas, L., Strijbos, J.-W., & Vanderlinde, R. (2026). The connection between the social network perspective and teacher professional development: A systematic literature review. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2026.100818
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Review synthesis and historical analysis (citing Coppe, 2024) of how the field framed teacher networks. Table 4 shows the catalyst rationale appears in 15 studies, 11 of which conceptualize TPD as improvement of instructional practices, and its context is listed as "Only US". The review reports this was the field's earliest framing.
"the earliest work in this field primarily framed teacher networks as a means to enable the enactment of externally introduced professional development initiatives"
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Related Claims¶
- Two further rationales treat the network as purposefully (re)shaped by TPD initiatives or as a latent school capacity (7 studies each) — related
- The most common rationale treats the teacher network as a source of professional development (32 of 51 studies) — related
- Included studies conceptualized TPD in ten distinct themes, most often as improvement of instructional practices (20 studies) — related
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A second rationale treats the network as a catalyst for enactment and sustainability of reforms with TPD (15 studies, mostly US) |
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A second rationale treats the network as a catalyst for enactment and sustainability of reforms with TPD (15 studies, mostly US) |
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