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Özer, Ferah; Dogan, Nihal; Yalaki, Yalçin; Irez, Serhat; Çakmakci, Gültekin – Research in Science Education, 2021
The effective continuing professional development (CPD) programs primarily aim to have an impact on teachers' knowledge bases, beliefs, and views and their classroom practices, which rationally lead most of the researchers to investigate those changes on teachers primarily. Although neglected, the interrelationship between CPD programs and…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Professional Development, Science Teachers, Middle School Students
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McChesney, Katrina; Aldridge, Jill M. – Professional Development in Education, 2021
Although school and education system leaders can mandate teachers' participation in professional development activities, various school-related, teacher-related and student-related factors influence the degree to which professional development opportunities ultimately result in the desired teaching and learning impacts. This study examined…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Models, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes
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Dampson, Dandy George – Journal of Educational Issues, 2021
This study employed the explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to assess the effectiveness of PLCs in Ghanaian basic schools. Using proportional stratified random sampling technique, the study selected 650 respondents (400 teachers and 250 headteachers) from the basic schools in five regions of Ghana for the quantitative phase of the study.…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers
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Suryanti, Sri; Arifani, Yudhi – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
This study aimed to examine students' responses towards teachers' creativity. It also evaluates the teaching effectiveness of secondary school mathematics teachers that had attended a year blended professional training program. A sample of 1000 students from various secondary schools was randomly assigned to rate 100 mathematics teachers. This was…
Descriptors: Correlation, Blended Learning, Electronic Learning, Professional Development
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Sibanda, Doras; Amin, Nyna – SAGE Open, 2021
This study explores the link between a mentorship program for in-service teachers and their professional development. The participants are under-qualified mathematics, science, and technology teachers employed in junior secondary schools. Using a mixed-method approach, data were collected through a questionnaire responded to by 163 mentees, and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mentors, Intervention, Inservice Teacher Education
Parrott, Amanda Eve – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Bandura (1997) developed the theory of self-efficacy as the confidence a person has to successfully complete a task. The following research focused on teacher candidates who were completing their student teaching in Spring 2018 at a medium midwestern university and their self-efficacy to be a classroom teacher. Teacher candidates who participated…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Zhang, Xin; Admiraal, Wilfried; Saab, Nadira – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2021
Teachers' motivation to participate in professional learning is a significant factor in explaining the effectiveness of continuous professional development programmes. The present study investigated how factors at teachers' personal and school levels are related to their motivation to participate in professional learning activities. A…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Professional Development
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Rinke, Carol; Irish, Tobias; Berkowitz, Alan – Science Educator, 2018
This study addresses current dilemmas surrounding features of effective teacher professional development (PD). Using a theoretical framework that conceptualizes the complexity of teacher learning, this study investigates the interconnections among teachers' professional backgrounds, purposes for developing professionally, teaching contexts,…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Science Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Background
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Gümüs, Sedat; Bellibas, Mehmet Sükrü – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: There is an extensive body of contemporary educational literature concerning teachers' professional development (PD), but little attention has been paid to the PD of principals, despite their vital role in improving student learning outcomes. The available literature on principals' PD deals with content and quality while mostly ignoring…
Descriptors: Principals, Correlation, Self Efficacy, Leadership Effectiveness
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Murphy, Clíona; Mallon, Benjamin; Smith, Greg; Kelly, Orla; Pitsia, Vasiliki; Martinez Sainz, Gabriela – Environmental Education Research, 2021
Transformative teacher education can support educational experiences which provide the opportunity for pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute towards tackling the significant sustainability issues with which we are faced. It is argued that for professional development programmes to be effective they need to improve…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education, Teacher Education, Transformative Learning
Alsughayyer, Arwa – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Higher education in Saudi Arabia has undergone major reforms over the past decade. Investment in leadership development has received particular focus by policymakers. Little is known about leaders and their participations in professional development (PD) programs and effective leadership skills. Therefore, this study examined, using a quantitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Professional Development, Leadership Training
Willmore, Candice; Smith, Donna J.; Southerland, Christie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This mixed-methods study was designed to determine the impact of attendance in the professional development series of the school leaders' organization for school leaders and leadership capacity in Tennessee public schools. The areas of focus of the study included leadership practices, instructional practices, and school culture as perceived by…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Leadership Training, Public Schools, Teaching Methods
Smith, Donna J.; Southerland, Christie; Willmore, Candice – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This mixed-methods study was designed to determine the impact of attendance in the professional development series of the school leaders' organization for school leaders and leadership capacity in Tennessee public schools. The areas of focus of the study included leadership practices, instructional practices, and school culture as perceived by…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Leadership Training, Public Schools, Teaching Methods
Sargent, Michael Steven – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to identify if a relationship existed between the implementation of professional evaluation processes and the use of research-based teaching practices, factoring in both perceptions of principals and practicing teachers. The variables of professional development on the evaluation model and the principal's years of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Administrator Attitudes, Principals
Vidacovich, Courtney – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Current teaching standards and practices are dictated, at least in part, by state- and district-mandated standardized tests. Yet, despite being surrounded by data, teachers receive only basic trainings on how to use assessments. In reality, teachers use data and assessments daily--even minute by minute--through the assessment process, which uses…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
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