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McDonald, Lyn; Flint, Annaline; Rubie-Davies, Christine M.; Peterson, Elizabeth R.; Watson, Penny; Garrett, Lynda – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This study describes the outcomes of an intervention focused on the strategies and practices of high-expectation teachers. Specifically, the intervention involved 84 teachers who were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups. The research methodology was primarily qualitative, grounded in the interpretive tradition. Data collected from…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Expectation
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Janssen, S.; Kreijns, K.; Bastiaens, T.; Stijnen, S.; Vermeulen, M. – Professional Development in Education, 2012
Professional development of teachers has become an essential condition in today's knowledge-based society to sustain the quality of teaching. Therefore, the Dutch government promotes this professional development. As a result, Professional Development Plans (PDPs) are now increasingly used to stimulate and support the professional development of…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Workshops, Guidance
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Gröschner, Alexander; Seidel, Tina; Kiemer, Katharina; Pehmer, Ann-Kathrin – Professional Development in Education, 2015
For developing professional development (PD) programs, research suggests referring to effective components. In developing a PD program on classroom dialogue, we explored to what extent effective components could be addressed. We conducted a study with two groups. In the "Dialogic Video Cycle" (DVC), six German teachers participated in a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Intervention