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Mapping professional development in TAFE
… to learn how TAFE teachers felt about various professional development activities and examine their individual perceptions of issues, concerns and assumptions about change in their working lives. Ethnographic techniques and participant observation enabled the gathering of primary data. The …
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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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University of South Carolina'S Elementary Professional Development School Partnerships: Conditions Influencing Professional Development of Teachers
… indicates the importance of investigating the professional development of teachers. Helping teachers learn can help improve student achievement. The purpose of this study is to explore the professional development of teachers within a University partnership. More specifically the research …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development Experiences
… classroom teachers' perceptions concerning their professional development experiences by replicating Lowden's (2003) professional development evaluation questionnaire based on Guskey's (2000, 2002) previous work in this area. Guskey's (2000, 2002) instruments were structured by three major …
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Impacting teacher mindset through professional development
… urban teachers from three Midwest schools in professional development that helped them gain new knowledge while applying researched interventions shown to increase the mindsets of belonging, growth, success, and value. The use of research-based surveys at the beginning and end of the …
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Trainers' perspectives of teacher professional development
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An investigation into teacher-initiated or DIY Professional Development: The push and pull of teacher Professional Development
Within education formalised teacher professional development (PD) has long been an area of research interest. In contrast informal, teacher-initiated PD has been researched far less. This thesis addresses this issue by investigating the proposed concept of DIY teacher professional …
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Self-Efficacy Among Students in Professional Development
Many developing ASL-English interpreting students enter the workforce with limited bilingual proficiency, cultural and linguistic competence, experience, network or community connections, or interpreting skills. Yet, most interpreting jobs require extensive bilingualism, decision-making abilities, …
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Professional Development Schools: Yesterday's Theories, Today's Reform?
… by six Colorado high schools participating in professional development school partnerships. A survey was distributed to certified teaching staffs of six demographically similar high schools that had been participating in professional development school partnerships for a minimum of three years. …
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Evaluation in-service program for professional development
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if an in-service would help the staff gain knowledge and experience in dealing and interacting with different languages and cultures that are represented in the school.</p> <p>The staff was given an in-service, part of which placed them in different …
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HOW TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDES INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE
… Teachers need better training programs or professional development specifically focusing on integrating technology into instructional practice. This study examined the technology professional development experiences with regard to educational technology integration to determine how much …
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Children's Nurses' Perceptions of Continuous Professional Development
Continuous Professional Development (CPD), sometimes referred to as Lifelong Learning or Continuing Education, is a relevant and important issue for nurses, doctors and other professionals. However there is little specific literature that demonstrates children's nurses' perceptions about CPD. This …
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The influence of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme on the classroom practices and professional development of technology teachers
… was to explore the influence of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme on the classroom practices and professional development of Technology Education teachers. Clarity was sought on how those Technology Education teachers who had participated in the CPD programme were …
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The Impact of Stand-alone Professional Development Versus Job-embedded Professional Development on Teacher Self-Efficacy: A Program Evaluation
… the United States use various methods to create professional learning opportunities that lead to effective teaching practices. The purpose of my study is to evaluate the impact of stand-alone professional development on teacher self-efficacy of teachers who have attended or incorporated …
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Investigating Professional Development in Technology for Literacy Teachers
… including hardware, software, and teacher professional development. Current best practices suggest that while staff development may begin with conventional in-service training, it should move quickly beyond to efforts that support teachers’ development as professionals involved in …
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Teachers' professional development experiences: Implications for teaching practice
… ways in which participation in physical science professional development impacts science teachers' professional learning and ultimately their practice over time. This study strove to provide a greater understanding of teachers' processes as they engage in professional learning and make changes in …
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Mining Helpdesk Databases For Professional Development Topic Discovery
… to derive technology skillset weaknesses and professional development topics from the site’s technical support helpdesk database. The methods employed were described in detail and applied to the helpdesk database of an independent, co-educational boarding high school in the northeastern United …
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