TY - BOOK AU - UNGAR Orit Avidov AU - GUBERMAN Ainat AU - DAHAN Orit AU - SERLIN Ruth TI - Professional communities of teacher educators: the characteristics that promote their success PY - 2021/// KW - COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE KW - COPS KW - TEACHER EDUCATORS KW - LEADERS KW - MOFET KW - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT KW - INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS KW - LEADERSHIP N2 - This study examined Communities of Practice (CoPs) composed of senior teacher educators. Our goals were: (1) to identify factors that contribute to or hinder the success of CoPs, (2) to consider the characteristics that help CoP coordinators be effective leaders. The research used qualitative data-collection and analysis. It targeted inter-organizational CoPs supported by the MOFET institute in Israel, interviewing 23 participants and 12 coordinators of 13 different CoPs UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13603124.2019.1613563 ER -