Chapter 1) Introduction
Background to this book
Research drawn upon
Participants being on-going since 2000
Message of the book.-Chapter 2) Action research and professional learning
Introducing the message of the chapter with a vignette
Action research as professional development
reclaiming the space
Different aspects of professional learning
Professional learning as developing
Compassion, Care, Collaboration, Commitment, Connection, Communication
Development of professional activism
Chapter 3) Transforming (learning for leading)
Introducing the message of the chapter with a vignette
Processes of learning
Modelling
Translation into own practice
Enacting professional activism
Chapter 4) Leading
Introducing the message of the chapter with a vignette
Acting professionally as a leader
The generative development of leading practices
Facilitate professional learning in different sites
Chapter 5) Conclusion
Introducing the message of the chapter with a vignette
How education practices hang together ecologically
Education for sustainability
Implications for teachers
Implications for leaders
Implications for principals
Implications for policymakers locally, nationally and internationally.