scholarly journals The Perceptions of Rural Teachers Engaged in Environmental Education Professional Development Workshops: A Case Study of the Alder Creek Community Forest and the Story of Your Place

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Bryan Benz
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Rural Teachers ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Education Professional Development

scholarly journals Local Political Arrangements: Education in harmony with the local development

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marli Alves Flores Melo
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Organizational Dynamics ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Technological Education ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Education Professional Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Integral Feature

This paper addresses education, particularly professional, scientific and technological education, in the context of local development, from the prism of productive local arrangements – PLAS. It highlights the effect of globalization on society´s transformations, the restructuring of the sectorial, institutional and organizational dynamics related to educational aspects, the territorial features of the said arrangements, and the actors that are part of them.  We understand that this is a priority in the social construction and an incentive to the scientific education professional development, with regard to the ethical-political nature of individuals.   We point out the need to foster interaction amongst educational institutions in order to   mobilize territorial resources, aiming at local development. We conclude with a few pertinent discussions about the value of education, both in its integral feature and in its adherence to parallel harmonies. 

scholarly journals Book Review: Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Student Affairs Practice - A Professional Competency Based Approach

10.28945/4444 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 279-280
Author(s):  
Crystal R Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Education Professional Development ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Diversity Issues

Aim/Purpose: Book Review: Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Student Affairs Practice - A Professional Competency Based Approach Background: This text explores cases and concepts regarding multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion in student affairs practice as guided by ACPA/ NASPA competencies. Methodology: Review Contribution: Review Findings: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Recommendations for Practitioners: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Recommendation for Researchers: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Impact on Society: Overall, this text is a useful resource for introductory student affairs coursework at the undergraduate level, master’s level, for workshops and other continuing education/ professional development. Future Research: See Review

scholarly journals An Authentic, Practice-Based Assessment as a Catalyst for Continuous Professional Development

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Winkelbauer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Quality Improvements ◽  
Changing Practice ◽  
Policy Alternatives ◽  
Education Professional Development ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Continual Professional Development

Over the last ten years, pharmacy practice has changed significantly in Canada. It is more important than ever to ensure that the profession engages in continuing professional development in order to keep up with changing practice and changing public demand and scrutiny. The question is, how do we ensure that the required continual professional development occurs and is applied to practice? One Canadian regulator, the Ontario College of Pharmacists, has attempted to address this question by assessing the success of a number of quality assurance options in terms of addressing the competence of pharmacists, and by extension their ability to learn and apply their learning in an ongoing manner. This case study presents three policy options; an analysis of those options; and finally, an evaluation of the best option for this regulator. The policy alternatives considered include a continuing education/professional development requirement, standardized simulated assessment (i.e., observed structured clinical examination) and authentic practice-based assessment. For the Ontario College of Pharmacists, an authentic practice-based assessment approach seems effective at stimulating quality improvements in pharmacists’ practice, likely because the assessment acts as a catalyst for pharmacists to engage in continuing professional development in order to maintain competence.

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