Review of the Cooperative Development Framework in Language Teacher Education

Abstract

This review article introduces the Cooperative Development (CD) model of professional development following its development process from Cooperative Development (Edge, 1992) to Continuing Cooperative Development (Edge, 2002) and to Computer-Mediated Cooperative Development (2006a). Some other professional development models are also briefly introduced in this review, including the Counseling-Learning approach, Collaborative Conversations, Collaborative Supervision, Professional Learning Communities, Communities of Practice, and Peer Coaching.