scholarly journals Steps in need of teachers’ tranformative professonial learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judit Vidékiné Reményi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Transformative Teaching ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Improve Student Achievement ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training

The paper considers transformative learning within the context of teachers’ professional development as part of a formal teacher in-service training programmes. Hungarian teachers’ outdated teaching methods and more often than not old-fashioned classroom technologies and tools are not capable of providing quality education and training. Formal professional development programmes should shift from transmissive teaching to transformative teaching in order to improve student achievement by fundamentally changing teachers’ beliefs and attitudes to teaching. A model of a university-based teacher training programme aiming at teachers’ transformative learning is described.

scholarly journals A FIELD STUDY OF THE TRANSACTIONAL MODALITIES OF THE IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS UNDER RMSA IN MIZORAM

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Zairemmawia Renthlei ◽  
Prof. L N Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Teachers Training ◽  
District Offices

The professional development of teachers is an important aspect of education and the main avenue for the professional development of secondary school teachers is the in-service training programmes organised by the district education offices. This study is an attempt to study the transactional modalities i.e. the manner in which the training programmes are organised by the various district education offices. Training Centres in all eight districts of Mizoram were visited and administrative staff from all the district offices were interviewed. Findings were tabulated and recommendations made for improvement. KEYWORDS: In-service Training Programme, Secondary School Teachers, Training Centres, Transactional Modalities, Challenges, Thrust Areas, Recommendations.

A Paradigm Shift for Teachers' Professional Development Structure in Turkey

2016 ◽  
pp. 1017-1036
Author(s):  
Murat Günel ◽  
Melike Özer-Keskin ◽  
Nilay Keskin-Samancı
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

This chapter concerns the importance of in-service training programmes for the professional development of science teachers. A description will be given of the general structure of in-service training activities in Turkey and the results will be presented of an in-service training project, which was conducted as part of a three-year longitudinal study. Within the scope of the project, an in-service training programme for science teachers was conducted based on the argument-based inquiry approach and the theoretical premises upon which it is built. The project aimed to direct science teachers towards student-centred teaching. The training activities focused on the scientific thinking underpinning the teachers' professional knowledge and practices, their perceptions on learning, and their pedagogical practices and epistemological beliefs. The extent to which these activities affected classroom applications and learning processes was investigated and the findings suggest that they had a statistically significant impact on the teachers' pedagogical development and on the students' academic performance and thinking skills.

scholarly journals An investigation of EFL Teachers’ Professional Development in Algeria: Practices and Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 94-101
Author(s):  
Ziani Melouka ◽  
Lahma Saadia
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
English Language ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Teachers Professional Development ◽  
Training Programmes

In English Language Teaching, the complexity of competencies and skills required for maximum achievement calls for a highly structured training programme which caters for a Continuing Professional Development(CPD)  of EFL teachers. Hence, it has become more important than ever to involve teachers in the decision making and designing of their CPD programmes. The present paper, then investigates how effective is continuing teacher training to teacher professional development in Algeria. In an attempt to answer this question, an investigation was carried out on a sample of 56 secondary school teachers of English in RELIZANE, Algeria. Using observation and interviews, teachers and teacher trainers were examined on their different standpoints to CPD. The research findings revealed that the participants expressed the same need for a continuing professional development regardless their expertise. But, their perceptions regarding their role in their CPD reflected their dependence on the institutional training programmes. Indeed, it was found that teachers rarely reflected on their education or kept track of their development as teachers.

A Paradigm Shift for Teachers' Professional Development Structure in Turkey

2016 ◽  
pp. 52-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Günel ◽  
Melike Özer-Keskin ◽  
Nilay Keskin-Samancı
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

This chapter concerns the importance of in-service training programmes for the professional development of science teachers. A description will be given of the general structure of in-service training activities in Turkey and the results will be presented of an in-service training project, which was conducted as part of a three-year longitudinal study. Within the scope of the project, an in-service training programme for science teachers was conducted based on the argument-based inquiry approach and the theoretical premises upon which it is built. The project aimed to direct science teachers towards student-centred teaching. The training activities focused on the scientific thinking underpinning the teachers' professional knowledge and practices, their perceptions on learning, and their pedagogical practices and epistemological beliefs. The extent to which these activities affected classroom applications and learning processes was investigated and the findings suggest that they had a statistically significant impact on the teachers' pedagogical development and on the students' academic performance and thinking skills.

A Paradigm Shift for Teachers' Professional Development Structure in Turkey

2016 ◽  
pp. 282-302
Author(s):  
Murat Günel ◽  
Melike Özer-Keskin ◽  
Nilay Keskin-Samancı
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

This chapter concerns the importance of in-service training programmes for the professional development of science teachers. A description will be given of the general structure of in-service training activities in Turkey and the results will be presented of an in-service training project, which was conducted as part of a three-year longitudinal study. Within the scope of the project, an in-service training programme for science teachers was conducted based on the argument-based inquiry approach and the theoretical premises upon which it is built. The project aimed to direct science teachers towards student-centred teaching. The training activities focused on the scientific thinking underpinning the teachers' professional knowledge and practices, their perceptions on learning, and their pedagogical practices and epistemological beliefs. The extent to which these activities affected classroom applications and learning processes was investigated and the findings suggest that they had a statistically significant impact on the teachers' pedagogical development and on the students' academic performance and thinking skills.

A Paradigm Shift for Teachers' Professional Development Structure in Turkey

2016 ◽  
pp. 1146-1166
Author(s):  
Murat Günel ◽  
Melike Özer-Keskin ◽  
Nilay Keskin-Samancı
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

This chapter concerns the importance of in-service training programmes for the professional development of science teachers. A description will be given of the general structure of in-service training activities in Turkey and the results will be presented of an in-service training project, which was conducted as part of a three-year longitudinal study. Within the scope of the project, an in-service training programme for science teachers was conducted based on the argument-based inquiry approach and the theoretical premises upon which it is built. The project aimed to direct science teachers towards student-centred teaching. The training activities focused on the scientific thinking underpinning the teachers' professional knowledge and practices, their perceptions on learning, and their pedagogical practices and epistemological beliefs. The extent to which these activities affected classroom applications and learning processes was investigated and the findings suggest that they had a statistically significant impact on the teachers' pedagogical development and on the students' academic performance and thinking skills.

A Paradigm Shift for Teachers' Professional Development Structure in Turkey

2017 ◽  
pp. 1022-1042
Author(s):  
Murat Günel ◽  
Melike Özer-Keskin ◽  
Nilay Keskin-Samancı
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Epistemological Beliefs ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Teachers Professional Development

This chapter concerns the importance of in-service training programmes for the professional development of science teachers. A description will be given of the general structure of in-service training activities in Turkey and the results will be presented of an in-service training project, which was conducted as part of a three-year longitudinal study. Within the scope of the project, an in-service training programme for science teachers was conducted based on the argument-based inquiry approach and the theoretical premises upon which it is built. The project aimed to direct science teachers towards student-centred teaching. The training activities focused on the scientific thinking underpinning the teachers' professional knowledge and practices, their perceptions on learning, and their pedagogical practices and epistemological beliefs. The extent to which these activities affected classroom applications and learning processes was investigated and the findings suggest that they had a statistically significant impact on the teachers' pedagogical development and on the students' academic performance and thinking skills.

scholarly journals Fostering the Teaching of English Language in Nigeria Primary Schools: the Need for Teachers’ Continuous Professional Development and Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 149-154
Author(s):  
Obateru, Oluwatoyin Tolu
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
English Language ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Reliability Coefficient ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
And Training

This article highlights how English language teachers professional development and training programmes fosters teachers’ professional competences in the teaching of the subject. English Language is vital in developing communication and social skills in learners as it does empower learners to compete favorably with their peers around the world. The ex-post factor approach of the survey design was adopted in the study. A random sampling technique was used to select twenty primary schools in Oyo state, Nigeria, with 168 English teachers who were currently undergoing the SUBEB/UBEC teacher professional development programme (2018). Two instruments: Teacher Teaching Competence Scale (TTCS) with Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.68 and the Teachers Checklist Observation Scale (TCOS) with Scott Pi reliability coefficient of 0.71 were used for data collection. The data collection lasted for a period of fourteen weeks. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and correlation at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed that teacher’ attendance and exposure to a professional development and training programme; does enhance their professional teaching competences. It is therefore expedient that stakeholders in the education sector; especially governmental agencies, sponsor and encourage practicing primary teachers in attending and participating in professional development programmes; incentives should also be given to these teachers. This will go a long way at ensuring that these teachers look forward to attending such programmes at any time in the future

scholarly journals Using photography to enhance GP trainees’ reflective practice and professional development

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rutherford ◽  
Emer Forde ◽  
Jacqueline Priego-Hernandez ◽  
Aurelia Butcher ◽  
Clare Wedderburn
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Practice Of Medicine ◽  
Reflective Capacity ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Gp Training

The capacity and the commitment to reflect are integral to the practice of medicine and are core components of most general practitioners (GP) training programmes. Teaching through the humanities is a growing area within medical education, but one which is often considered a voluntary ‘add-on’ for the interested doctor. This article describes an evaluation of a highly innovative pedagogical project which used photography as a means to enhance GP trainees’ reflective capacity, self-awareness and professional development. Photography was used as a tool to develop GP trainees’ skills in recognising and articulating the attitudes, feelings and values that might impact on their clinical work and to enhance their confidence in their ability to deal with these concerns/issues. We submit that photography is uniquely well suited for facilitating insight and self-reflection because it provides the ability to record ‘at the touch of a button’ those scenes and images to which our attention is intuitively drawn without the need for—or the interference of—conscious decisions. This allows us the opportunity to reflect later on the reasons for our intuitive attraction to these scenes. These photography workshops were a compulsory part of the GP training programme and, despite the participants’ traditional scientific backgrounds, the results clearly demonstrate the willingness of participants to accept—even embrace—the use of art as a tool for learning. The GP trainees who took part in this project acknowledged it to be beneficial for both their personal and professional development.

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