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Brebner, Chris; Attrill, Stacie; Marsh, Claire; Coles, Lilienne – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2017
Professional development can provide opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge, and to apply them to practice in a sustainable way. However, delivery of professional development needs to consider the philosophies and pedagogies of training recipients, and activities should be tailored to meet their needs. This article reports on an…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development, Models
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Ngcoza, Ken; Southwood, Sue – Perspectives in Education, 2015
This article offers an extract of a qualitative case study focused on collaborative professional development of science teachers in a transformative continuous professional development (TCPD) network, whose aim is the professional development of science teachers with a view to improving praxis. Teacher narratives generated through an iterative…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Transformative Learning, Professional Continuing Education
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Braga, Luciana; Jones, Emily; Bulger, Sean; Elliott, Eloise – Teacher Development, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine teacher perceptions regarding their experiences in a research-informed continuous professional development (CPD) initiative and its influence on their professional readiness to implement innovative content in physical education (PE). Participants included four PE teachers who engaged in a series of hands-on…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Faculty Development, Educational Innovation
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Nabhani, Mona; Nicolas, Maureen O'Day; Bahous, Rima – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This article is an account of a study that aimed to elicit the perceptions of school principals and middle managers in Lebanon on teachers' professional development (PD) and to promote an understanding of PD that extends beyond workshops. The study was qualitative and exploratory and used online interviewing to collect data. Questions were emailed…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Qualitative Research
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Unger, Kelly L.; Tracey, Monica W. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2013
This article discusses technology integration literature used to guide the design and implementation of a technology professional development intervention (TPDI) for secondary education teachers. Qualitative multiple-case research methods were used to examine teachers' perceptions of the TPDI factors to provide a deeper understanding of which…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Intervention, Performance Factors, Technology Integration