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Direct linkParr, Judy M.; Hawe, Eleanor – Professional Development in Education, 2017
This study investigates conditions designed to optimize learning where professionals utilize the expertise and support of one another. It describes a research--practice collaboration to enhance teacher knowledge and practice through peer observation of, and feedback about, classroom practice in writing. A collaboratively designed observation…
Descriptors: Observation, Feedback (Response), Writing Instruction, Teaching Skills
Sofo, Francesco; Abonyi, Usman Kojo – Professional Development in Education, 2018
In Ghana, research has shown that educational reforms over the years have ignored the importance of school leadership development, and there are currently very few reform initiatives that address the need to develop the leadership proficiencies and skills of school leaders. This study sought to investigate how school leaders, who include…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Professional Development, Principals
Perry, Emily; Boylan, Mark – Professional Development in Education, 2018
Research on teacher professional development is extensive but there are fewer studies about the practitioners who facilitate professional development. Here we report on a pilot programme for professional development facilitators rooted in a cycle of action research. Informed by a categorisation of professional knowledge and skills of facilitators,…
Descriptors: Facilitators (Individuals), Faculty Development, Pilot Projects, Action Research
O'Leary, Matt; Brooks, Val – Professional Development in Education, 2014
Successive governments in England have regarded classroom observation as an essential tool for monitoring and improving teacher performance. Despite its importance in national policy for teacher development, the impact of classroom observation on individual teachers, and on improving quality and standards in teaching and learning, remain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Observation, Standards
Hramiak, Alison – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This article explores some of the challenges faced by Teach First teachers during their first year of teaching in a culturally diverse school, and describes some of the strategies they employ to overcome them. Using a variety of methods, both qualitative and quantitative data are collected, focusing on the perspectives of the teachers over the…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Alternative Teacher Certification
Das, Ajay K.; Gichuru, Margaret; Singh, Ajay – Professional Development in Education, 2013
This study examines the preferences of regular primary and secondary school teachers in Delhi, India regarding professional development delivery modes in the context of inclusive education for students with disabilities. A total of 223 primary school teachers and 130 secondary school teachers responded to a seven-item Likert-type questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development
Nabhani, Mona; Bahous, Rima; Hamdan, Zeina – Professional Development in Education, 2012
This case study examines the attitudes of the secondary and middle school teachers at one school in Lebanon regarding the effect of the school's professional development (PD) programs on the quality of their teaching practices and motivation. It also examines teachers' attitudes regarding PD as well as their recommendations to improve the quality…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers
