... (or not) to address the exigence Source: Author Qualitative Continuing professional development Computer-based learning Empowerment Education Social networks Self-direct learning Scholarship on education presents a consensus view that professional development (PD) builds teachers...

.... This study adds to the very limited body of research in the educational leadership field. Karen L. Sanzo can be contacted at: Ksanzo@odu.edu Social network theory allows researchers to identify patterns of social relationships and provides a framework to analyze whether or to what degree...

... activities and examine what social mechanisms influence professionals’ agency to form personal informal learning networks. Design/methodology/approach This study applied a mixed-method approach to data collection. Social network data were gathered among school professionals working in the vocational...

... attention to the social networks that organisations rely on. This article focuses on the relational perspective and describes the characteristics of embedded relationships that firms have to pay attention to in order to survive. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Social networks Competitive advantage...