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A Research Agenda for Professional Learning Communities: Moving Forward
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Hairon, Salleh; Goh, Jonathan Wee Pin; Chua, Catherine Siew Kheng; Wang, Li-yi – Professional Development in Education, 2017
Professional learning communities (PLCs) as a means of raising the teaching profession are becoming more attractive in education systems seeking to improve school improvement processes and outcomes. The main intention is to increase the individual and collective capacity of teachers so as to support school-wide capacity for teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Outcomes of Education, Educational Improvement
The Professional Path to Become a Teacher Educator: The Experience of Chilean Teacher Educators
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Montenegro Maggio, Helena – Professional Development in Education, 2016
The professional career paths and processes of development on becoming a teacher have been studied extensively. Nonetheless, the professional development on becoming a teacher educator has been barely researched. This article reports on a study focused on the professional career path of teacher educators from a situated perspective. The research…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Discourse Analysis, Questionnaires, Interviews
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Large-Scale Professional Development Programme
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Main, Katherine; Pendergast, Donna – Professional Development in Education, 2017
An evaluation of the effectiveness of a large-scale professional development (PD) programme delivered to 258 schools in Queensland, Australia is presented. Formal evaluations were conducted at two stages during the programme using a tool developed from Desimone's five core features of effective PD. Descriptive statistics of 38 questions and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Early Childhood Professional Development for Providers and Recipients in the United States
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Linder, Sandra M.; Rembert, Kellye; Simpson, Amber; Ramey, M. Deanna – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This multi-phase mixed-methods study explores provider and recipient perceptions of the current state of early childhood professional development in a southeastern area of the United States. Professional development for the early childhood workforce has been shown to positively influence the quality of early childhood classrooms. This study…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Teacher Surveys
I Do Not Feel I Am Properly Trained to Help Them! Rural Teachers' Perceptions of Challenges and Needs with English-Language Learners
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Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Grosso Richins, Liliana; Kakkar, Kanika; Okeyo, Christine – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This paper explores the perceived professional development needs of inservice teachers of English-language learners (ELLs) from 10 rural and small districts in the USA. The survey instrument that captured responses from 159 elementary and secondary teachers in Texas was primarily quantitative and was based on the state English as a second language…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, English Language Learners, Rural Schools
Examining Changes in Beliefs and Practices: English Language Teachers' Participation in the School-Based Support Program
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Chaaban, Youmen – Professional Development in Education, 2017
This article examines changes in teachers' beliefs and practices over the course of a professional development (PD) program concerned with the implementation of a constructivist-oriented pedagogy in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Grounded in situative theories of learning and development, the School-based Support Program places…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, Beliefs
An Innovative Model of Professional Development to Enhance the Teaching and Learning of Primary Science in Irish Schools
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Smith, Greg – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This study investigates the influence of a two-year professional development programme on primary teachers' attitudes towards primary science, their confidence and competence in teaching science, and pupils' attitudes towards school science. Unlike the traditional "one-size-fits all" model of professional development, the model developed…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers