Suzanne McAllister, Amy Moyer and Colin Webster
Comparative and International Education
Educational Leadership

BEYOND THE PROJECT: SUSTAINING PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER REFORM IN A POST SOVIET LATVIA

This research examines one of the first initiatives to reform pre-service education in Latvia.  The two-year project, Developing Skills for Experiential and Cooperative Leaning (SECL) sponsored by Columbia University's Teachers College and funded by Soros Foundation outlived its funding. The group of teacher educators continued their work with collaboration in education by establishing a professional association, the Latvian Association for Cooperation in Education (LACE). The association  continued their work on collaboration in education for the past ten years. This study asks two essential questions:  What personal characteristics possessed by the project participants contributed to the longevity of the project?  What project experiences, activities and processes contributed to the longevity of the project?

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