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New professional learning “networks” are expanding which link people together for common purposes of learning. These networks typically involve a sense of shared purpose, psychological support, voluntary participation and a facilitator. A number of specific networks are described. Analysis shows that networks have great power, but they are also fragile, necessitating continuous negotiation of tensions.
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Lieberman, A., Grolnick, M. (2005). Educational Reform Networks: Changes in the Forms of Reform. In: Fullan, M. (eds) Fundamental Change. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4454-2_4
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