Table 5.

Coding for shared personal practice

CodesThemesThematic axis
Distribution of educational practices and materialsStrategies of shared personal practiceExperiences of shared personal practice application
Team/cooperative teaching/observation of colleagues’ teaching
Willingness to learn from the experience and knowledge of colleagues: giving and accepting advice from more experienced colleagues
Participation of schools in national and international school networks, visits to other schools and collaboration with organisations outside school
Informal meetings: discussions (during breaks in teachers’ office)Context of sharing personal practice (teachers’ views)
Legally mandated regular teacher meetings
Teachers’ participation in training (outside school)
Teachers’ isolation in their class, individual teaching practices and classroom autonomyFactors inhibiting shared personal practice (principals’ views)
Schools staffed with one or two teacher(s)
Provision of information, discussions with teachers and support and motivation to apply “new” knowledgePrincipals’ contribution to sharing teachers’ personal practice in their school (principals’ views)
Cultivation of a school climate of safety and trust
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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