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Montenegro Maggio, Helena – Professional Development in Education, 2016
The professional career paths and processes of development on becoming a teacher have been studied extensively. Nonetheless, the professional development on becoming a teacher educator has been barely researched. This article reports on a study focused on the professional career path of teacher educators from a situated perspective. The research…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Discourse Analysis, Questionnaires, Interviews
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Linder, Sandra M.; Rembert, Kellye; Simpson, Amber; Ramey, M. Deanna – Professional Development in Education, 2016
This multi-phase mixed-methods study explores provider and recipient perceptions of the current state of early childhood professional development in a southeastern area of the United States. Professional development for the early childhood workforce has been shown to positively influence the quality of early childhood classrooms. This study…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Teacher Surveys
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Rhoades, Jesse Lee; Woods, Amelia – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Nearly three decades after its publication, "A Nation at Risk" continues to impact our educational establishment. Most notably, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards was established as a result of "A Nation Prepared," Carnegie's response to "A Nation at Risk." Some contend that the national board has…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Communities of Practice, Teacher Certification
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Chaaban, Youmen – Professional Development in Education, 2017
This article examines changes in teachers' beliefs and practices over the course of a professional development (PD) program concerned with the implementation of a constructivist-oriented pedagogy in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Grounded in situative theories of learning and development, the School-based Support Program places…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, Beliefs
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Lin, Zheng – Professional Development in Education, 2015
This paper focuses on issues concerning in-service English as an additional language or dialect teachers' views on professional development (PD) in an online environment. On the basis of the data collected via a questionnaire survey and a series of interviews, this study finds that intrinsic and extrinsic incentives compel or impede teachers…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Online Courses, Program Design, English (Second Language)
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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