... Beliefs Education The Netherlands The continuing professional development (CPD) of teachers provides an important tactic for improving schools, increasing teacher quality, and improving student learning (Day, 1999 ; Hargreaves, 2000 ; Opfer and Pedder, 2011 ; Verloop, 2003 ; Yates, 2007...

... most suitable in this study. Hence, the conceptual framework of Wenger (1998) is used. Communities Secondary schools Community of practice Team composition Team diversity Teachers The Netherlands Internationally, schools for secondary education have seen themselves confronted...

... identified by Bass (1985) : the single dimension, “vision building”, encompasses two of Bass's dimensions (idealized influence and inspirational motivation). Studies of transformational leadership in The Netherlands have generally confirmed Canadian findings with respect to vision building, intellectual...

... innovation program was taken as the starting point for the interviews. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Leadership Innovation Implementation Teachers’ changed practices Educational improvement The Netherlands In The Netherlands, as in many other countries, schools are becoming increasingly...