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This chapter describes the background of the study that inquiries into professional learning in international teacher community. It presents a conceptual framework and underpinning theoretical thoughts that framed the book. The idea of an internationally networked professional learning community, the debate of evidence of learning in professional learning communities, and existing knowledge base on how to build international teacher learning communities are discussed. This chapter also highlights the construct of reciprocal learning space informed by the theorization of space in the comparative education literature in the context of the Reciprocal Learning project. Finally, this introductory chapter describes how the study behind the book is conducted, including its rationale, design, participants, and data collection.
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Huang, X. (2018). Introduction. In: Teacher Education in Professional Learning Communities. Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91857-0_1
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