Teachers’ Perceptions of the Impact of Professional Development on Learning and Teaching in a Developing Nation
| Autor: | Govinda I. Lingam, Parmeshwar Prasad Mohan, Deepa Dewali Chand |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Semi-structured interview
Knowledge level 05 social sciences Professional development 050301 education Developing country 030229 sport sciences 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Content analysis Professional learning community Pedagogy Faculty development Psychology 0503 education Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 42:18-33 |
| DOI: | 10.14221/ajte.2017v42n11.2 |
| Popis: | This research examined teachers' perceptions of the impact of Professional Development (PD) programmes on learning and teaching in two Fijian secondary schools. Through a qualitative research design, data were gathered using document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 30 teachers from the two case study schools. The major findings to emerge from teachers views were: 1) whether teachers are novice or experienced, PD is needed to sustain the changes made to their teaching practice; 2) the PD needs of rural and urban teachers are slightly different; and 3) the opportunity for teachers to collaborate to share ideas forms the foundation of PD. Overall, the teachers' perceptions had validated that teachers engaged in productive PD tend to work together with their colleagues to improve student learning. This study provides information on the PD needs of the teachers in Fiji, which could benefit developing nations and beyond. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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