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Shannon, Darbianne K.; Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2021
Professional development (PD), which includes coaching, has demonstrated the capacity to affect preschool teachers' use of evidence-based practices. The present study explored how coaches facilitated conversations within practice-based coaching (PBC) partnerships. A direct behavioral observation coding system was developed to investigate (a) the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Shannon, Darbianne K.; Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary – Grantee Submission, 2020
Professional development (PD), which includes coaching, has demonstrated the capacity to affect preschool teachers' use of evidence-based practices. The present study explored how coaches facilitated conversations within practice-based coaching (PBC) partnerships. A direct behavioral observation coding system was developed to investigate: (1) the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
Ward, Vida Jane – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The quality of teacher education allows first-year teachers to meet mandates at federal and state levels (Darling-Hammond, 2010a). The teaching profession is complex and requires new and innovative quality preparation programs (Wei, Andree, & Darling-Hammond, 2009). This study involved examination of the perceptions of 17 building principals…
Descriptors: Principals, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes