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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"Continuing Professional Development"”.
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Continuing professional development (CPD) for pharmacists: implications for professional practice
This study considers the different Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities undertaken by pharmacists and the implications this had for their professional practice. CPD is now mandatory for all UK healthcare professionals, including pharmacists. Pharmacists are required to undertake …
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Reflective practice and continuing professional development among qualified clinical psychologists
Reflective Practice (RP) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) have become key concepts in the post-qualification education and training of healthcare professionals, linked to maintaining and improving competence and fitness to practice in a modernised health service. There is little …
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The Emotional Experience of Continuing Professional Development for Social Workers
… connect and engage openly with opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) while others seem to have a more conflicted relationship with their learning. Using psychoanalytically informed free association narrative interviews with eight social workers, the study explores the …
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Teachers’ Engagement in Continuing Professional Development: Exploring Profiles and Factors
… profiles and factors of teachers’ engagement in professional development, and further, to investigate whether the effects of these engagement factors vary in relation to different forms of CPD activities. The data above were gathered from teachers in China through two studies using four …
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An Investigation into Experienced Expatriate Lecturers' Perceptions of Continuing Professional Development
… in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) perceived the continuing professional development (CPD) offered by their institute. I was motivated by the approach adopted by the institute towards the provision of CPD, an apparent lack of consultation with lecturers regarding their professional growth and …
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Management of continuing professional development program in secondary schools of Sinazongwe district.
… was an investigation into the management of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs for secondary schools in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province in Zambia. The study employed a survey design. The research design was supplemented by qualitative data. The sample selected for the …
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Management of continuing professional development program in secondary schools of Sinazongwe district.
… was an investigation into the management of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs for secondary schools in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province in Zambia. The study employed a survey design. The research design was supplemented by qualitative data. The sample selected for the …
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Constructing Guidelines for Practicing Professionals Teaching Continuing Professional Development in Online Environments
Professionals called upon to design and deliver online professional development face unique challenges in fulfilling those roles when they may have little or no training experience within the online medium. Using research-based recommendations from the literature via a design and development …
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Continuing professional development of community school teachers: A case study of Sinazongwe District
… However,there have been no studies on Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in Community Schools in the country, hence this study. The study on CPD and Community Schools was undertaken in the Community Schools in Sinazongwe district in Southern Province. The study aimed at finding out whether …
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Continuing professional development of community school teachers: A case study of Sinazongwe District
… However,there have been no studies on Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in Community Schools in the country, hence this study. The study on CPD and Community Schools was undertaken in the Community Schools in Sinazongwe district in Southern Province. The study aimed at finding out whether …
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Transitions Toward Transformation: Exploring Continuing Professional Development for Teachers in Ireland (2 Vols.)
… the question of a national framework for continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers in Ireland. The framework aims to make provision for CPD that would be transformative in its impact on teachers, improving the quality of teaching for the benefit of the young people in the …
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The development of a model of continuing professional development for teachers of primary science
… develop a theoretical framework for a model of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). This theoretical framework was used to design the Whole- School, In-School (WSIS) CPD model which was trialled in two case-study schools. The participants in these ‘action-research’ case-studies acted as …
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Implementation of school-based continuing professional development (SBCPD) in selected secondary schools of Mazabuka district.
The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of School-Based CPDs in secondary schools of Mazabuka District. The study used three basic research questions. The research design employed in the study was the Concurrent nested design using a mixed approach. The major approach was …
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Implementation of school-based continuing professional development (SBCPD) in selected secondary schools of Mazabuka district.
The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of School-Based CPDs in secondary schools of Mazabuka District. The study used three basic research questions. The research design employed in the study was the Concurrent nested design using a mixed approach. The major approach was …
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An investigation into a programme of enquiry-based continuing professional development for professional development leaders
Professional development leaders are practitioners whose role includes the planning and delivery of continuing professional development to teachers. There is little formalised support for professional development leaders, even though their role is critical to school improvement. This dissertation …
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The development of a model for continuing professional development for professional nurses in South Africa
Comparative analysis of the CPD systems internationally and nationally revealed that CPD is mandatory for some whilst for other countries it is compulsory, but not mandatory for licensing purposes. Licensing occurs on a yearly basis, but CPD recognition is accredited over a time period with expiry …
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Identifying Motivations of New Counselors for Continuing Professional Development of Multicultural Competencies: A Qualitative Study
… of the need for increased and continued professional development in the area of cultural literacy and multicultural competencies skills for beginning counselors and others in counseling-related programs. At the micro level, the research investigated new clinicians’ self-awareness of their …
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Provision of continuing professional development by resource centres in selected high schools of the Copperbelt province
… effectiveness of resource centres in providing Continuing Professional Development to high school teachers in the Copperbelt Province.Major concerns have been expressed by various stakeholders that not enough has been done in enhancing and strengthening the concept of Continuing Professional …
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Provision of continuing professional development by resource centres in selected high schools of the Copperbelt province
… effectiveness of resource centres in providing Continuing Professional Development to high school teachers in the Copperbelt Province.Major concerns have been expressed by various stakeholders that not enough has been done in enhancing and strengthening the concept of Continuing Professional …
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Patterns of Learning in the Accountancy Profession: the Roles of Continuing Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
… (IFAC) have been required to implement mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) schemes and to ‘foster a commitment to lifelong learning’ (IFAC, 2004a, p.1). In this new context this research with members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) explores …
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