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de Vries, Siebrich; van de Grift, Wim J. C. M.; Jansen, Ellen P. W. A. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
Teachers' continuing professional development (CPD) can improve teacher quality and teaching practice, yet teachers differ greatly in the extent to which they engage in CPD. In extensive research into which factors affect teachers' participation in CPD, the effects of teachers' beliefs have received limited attention, despite their strong…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development
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de Vries, Siebrich; Jansen, Ellen P. W. A.; van de Grift, Wim J. C. M. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2013
This exploratory study investigates the relationship between teachers' continuing professional development (CPD) and their beliefs about learning and teaching, in a Dutch secondary education context. Two hundred sixty teachers participated in a survey focused on teachers' updating, reflective, and collaborative activities, as well as their…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Educational Quality, Multivariate Analysis, Profiles
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de Vries, Siebrich; Jansen, Ellen P. W. A.; Helms-Lorenz, Michelle; van de Grift, Wim J. C. M. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2014
Career-long teacher learning is essential to the teaching profession because it is strongly connected with teacher quality and practices. Student teachers in the first stage of their career-long learning continuum, however, vary in the extent to which they participate in learning activities. This study explores the relationship between beliefs…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Learning Activities, Student Teachers