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The Professional Development of Rural School Principals: The Elements, Contexts, and Topics Desired by Principals in a Rural School District
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Cothern, Thomas – School Leadership Review, 2020
Professional development activities offered principals are often a hodgepodge of different types of programs designed to foster the sustainability of leadership practices. While professional development is important for the continual improvement of principals, Guskey (2003) describes professional development activities as generally having a…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Districts, Principals, Professional Development
Teachers' Professional Development in School: A Review Study
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Postholm, May Britt – Cogent Education, 2018
This review study includes 43 articles from 2016 and 2017 focusing on teachers' professional development, as guided by the following twofold research question: "What characterizes teachers' professional development in school, and how does this development influence school improvement?" The review indicates that teachers' learning…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Content, Educational Improvement, Learning Processes
The Influence of Contextual Variables on Teaching, Social, and Cognitive Presence in Adult Students
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Walsh, Michael Thomas, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study examined the role of contextual variables in the development of cognitive presence in adult students. Research has shown that the context of the learning environment significantly affects the development of critical thinking skills in students enrolled in online classes. Previous studies failed to fully examine the role of context and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Context Effect, Educational Environment, Thinking Skills
EFL Professional Development: Discussion of Effective Models in Literature
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Almuhammadi, Anas – English Language Teaching, 2017
This paper explores the professional development literature in the educational setting. The different literature pieces are aligned to a framework that requires effective professional development to focus on three concepts: content, context, and process. The content focuses on the "what" question in the programs while the context aims to…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Models, Faculty Development, Program Content
What's Context Got to Do with It? An Exploration of Leadership Development Programs for the Agricultural Community
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Kaufman, Eric K.; Rateau, Richard J.; Carter, Hannah S.; Strickland, L. Rochelle – Journal of Leadership Education, 2012
One method to develop leaders is through leadership development programs designed specifically for an intended context. The International Leadership Association (ILA) provides questions for designing programs such programs. This article reflects data collected during the process of developing a leadership program serving the broader agricultural…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Leadership Training, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations
Implementing a Cross-District Principal Mentoring Program: A Human Resources Approach to Developing Midcareer Principals' Leadership Capacities
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Della Sala, Matthew R.; Klar, Hans W.; Lindle, Jane Clark; Reese, Kenyae L.; Knoeppel, Robert C.; Campbell, Michael; Buskey, Frederick C. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2013
Despite the key role that principals play in leading schoolwide change, districts' efforts to support principals are often limited, particularly in rural settings. In this article, we report the preliminary findings of a cross-district mentoring program for nine midcareer rural school principals. The collaboratively developed human resource…
Descriptors: Principals, School Districts, Program Implementation, Mentors