Included studies conceptualized TPD in ten distinct themes, most often as improvement of instructional practices (20 studies)¶

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q2 i? The 51 reviewed studies used ten distinct TPD conceptualizations, with improvement of instructional practices most common (20 studies) and induction process second (10 studies). → Coppe 2026

Evidence¶

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 categorizing TPD conceptualizations across the 51 studies into 10 themes (Table 3): improvement of instructional practices (n = 20), induction process (n = 10), general professional development (n = 5), data/evidence use (n = 4), innovative behavior (n = 4), and five two-study themes. "improvement of instructional practices" was "the most common ly seen theme, comprising 20 studies".

"We identified “improvement of instructional practices” as the most common ly seen theme, comprising 20 studies"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The most common rationale treats the teacher network as a source of professional development (32 of 51 studies) — related
• A second rationale treats the network as a catalyst for enactment and sustainability of reforms with TPD (15 studies, mostly US) — related