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Hairon, Salleh; Goh, Jonathan Wee Pin; Chua, Catherine Siew Kheng; Wang, Li-yi – Professional Development in Education, 2017
Professional learning communities (PLCs) as a means of raising the teaching profession are becoming more attractive in education systems seeking to improve school improvement processes and outcomes. The main intention is to increase the individual and collective capacity of teachers so as to support school-wide capacity for teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Outcomes of Education, Educational Improvement
Smith, Greg – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This study investigates the influence of a two-year professional development programme on primary teachers' attitudes towards primary science, their confidence and competence in teaching science, and pupils' attitudes towards school science. Unlike the traditional "one-size-fits all" model of professional development, the model developed…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers