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Emily Perry; Josephine Booth – Professional Development in Education, 2024
Research into schoolteachers' professional development often focuses on its subject and pedagogical content, delivery model and mechanisms for and evaluation of professional learning. However, the role of the professional development facilitators who lead, plan and deliver professional development activities is under-researched and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Facilitators (Individuals), Teacher Educators, Professional Development
Marques, Margarida Morais; Loureiro, Maria João; Marques, Luís – Professional Development in Education, 2016
In the literature, communities of practice (CoPs) are recognised as having potential to promote teachers' professional development. However, the study of the dynamics of CoPs with teachers and researchers, and their impact on teachers' professional development, is still scarce. Contributing to fill this gap, this paper presents a single case study…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teachers, Researchers, Professional Development
Unconference Professional Development: Edcamp Participant Perceptions and Motivations for Attendance
Carpenter, Jeffrey Paul – Professional Development in Education, 2016
"Unconferences" are a non-traditional form of professional activity defined by the absence of many conventional conference structures. One example of the unconference model is the "Edcamp," a voluntary, participant-driven form of grassroots educator professional learning. More than 600 of these events have been held worldwide…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Social Networks, Meetings, Conferences (Gatherings)
Nasser, Ilham; Kidd, Julie K.; Burns, M. Susan; Campbell, Trina – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This study investigates early childhood education teachers' and assistant teachers' views about a year-long professional development model that focuses on developing intentional teaching. The study shares the results of interviews conducted with the teachers at the end of the implementation of a one-year experimental professional model in Head…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Assistants
Styslinger, Mary E.; Clary, Deidre M.; Oglan, Victoria A. – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This article introduces Project RAISSE: Reading Assistance Initiative for Secondary School Educators and shares the findings of a study into those factors found to motivate study group participants at two rural high schools in the southern USA. The research team collected qualitative data over a two-year period, including interviews, artifacts,…
Descriptors: Study, Group Activities, Communities of Practice, Secondary Education
Hynds, Anne; McDonald, Lex – Professional Development in Education, 2010
This study, concerning teacher motivation, developed from an initial evaluation of a school-university professional development programme, designed to improve classroom practice and achievement for culturally diverse students. The evaluation answered a broad range of questions. A key theme to emerge related to factors that influenced teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Foreign Countries, Followup Studies, Student Diversity