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Loizou, Florentia – Education 3-13, 2014
In this article, I examine which organisational conditions can promote or limit the professional development of teachers in the Cypriot primary school. The discussion builds on findings from a study I conducted about Cypriot primary school teachers' reflective practices (Loizou 2011). The study was qualitative and used semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Primary Education, Qualitative Research
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Loizou, Florentia – Education 3-13, 2013
In a previous paper (Loizou, F. 2011. How Cypriot primary school teachers promote their professional development through reflective practice. "Education 3-13" 39, no. 3: 233--247.) I explored the concept of theories-in-use within a qualitative research study in order to analyse the role of reflection in bringing about change in the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Loizou, Florentia – Education 3-13, 2011
In this article I explore the concept of theories-in-use within a qualitative research study to analyse the role of reflection in bringing about change in practice in the professional development of 18 primary school teachers. Cyprus provides the context for the study. The restrictions on professional development in Cyprus, through the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Reflective Teaching
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Harrison, Jennifer – Education 3-13, 2004
Helping those teachers designated as Subject Induction Tutors in secondary schools who support Newly Qualified Teachers to become autonomous, self-reflecting practitioners has been the basis of a participatory action research project based at the University of Leicester. The first part of the paper explores the notion of professional autonomy in…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Action Research, Reflective Teaching, Participatory Research