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Johnson, Chrystal S.; Sdunzik, Jennifer; Bynum, Cornelius; Kong, Nicole; Qin, Xiaoyue – Professional Development in Education, 2021
We describe the impact of an African American history centred collaborative teacher study group (CTSG) professional development experience on the cultural competence of 20 secondary Social Studies and English Language Arts educators. Using mixed methods, baseline data indicated slight movement from the colourblind to the cultural pre-competence…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education, Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration
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Dunn, Brenda; McDonald, Catriona; Johnson, Dorothy – Professional Development in Education, 2018
The study examined the contribution of the BA Childhood Practice work-based degree to professional and personal development, including leadership skills, analysed in relation to relevant models of professional development. It drew upon evidence from three university providers, from research assignments, subsequent questionnaires and interviews…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, College Faculty, Assignments, College Students
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Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Grosso Richins, Liliana; Kakkar, Kanika; Okeyo, Christine – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This paper explores the perceived professional development needs of inservice teachers of English-language learners (ELLs) from 10 rural and small districts in the USA. The survey instrument that captured responses from 159 elementary and secondary teachers in Texas was primarily quantitative and was based on the state English as a second language…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, English Language Learners, Rural Schools