The Reality of Professional Development Focused on Classroom Culture

<p>Professional development focused on classroom culture is often revered as an important component for building teachers’ skill sets. This study examined the current reality of professional development focused on classroom culture in Orange School District (OSD; a pseudonym). The participants in this study included administrators and teachers in OSD at all career stages. These participants participated in focus group interviews and surveys, respectively. The results of this study revealed that while professional development focused on classroom culture is revered as an important component for building teachers’ skill sets, it did not emerge as a focus in professional development experiences. Through the implementation of a professional development standards policy, an increased prioritization of professional development focused on classroom culture could have a far greater impact on the administrators, the teachers, and ultimately the students of OSD. Thus, a supportive classroom culture can be created and sustained and student success can be supported.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - NLU Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Haase, Ken

Contributors dc:contributor

• Harrington Gibson
• Don Angelaccio

• Classroom Culture
• Professional Development
• Educational Leadership
• Elementary Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/655

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1702