The authors encourage the use of the following "structures, models, and practices" in professional development (pp. 67--86):

Professional community and collegiality outside the school:

school-university collaborations

teacher-to-teacher and school-to-school networks

partnerships with neighborhood-based organizations

Learning communities inside the school

teacher-initiated research

peer reviews of practice

team teaching and joint curriculum work

problem-based inquiry

school-home collaboratives

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