scholarly journals Implementation of a Continuing Professional Development Course in a Longitudinal Didactic Curriculum for Pharmacy Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (8) ◽  
pp. 7013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Unni ◽  
Minh Thi Le ◽  
Alana Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Development Course ◽  
Didactic Curriculum

scholarly journals Teacher Professional Development in Language-Driven CLIL: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Luis Banegas
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Salient Feature ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Teacher's Beliefs ◽  
Development Course

The professional development of and language integrated learning (CLIL) continues to be a niche in the language education literature, particularly in Latin America. The aim of this study is to explore the effects of a continuing professional development course delivered in 2018 to support language-driven CLIL implementation in state secondary schools in Argentina. Built as a case study, the investigation draws on data from one teacher collected through multiple sources for triangulation purposes. Two research questions guided the study: 1) What beliefs does a teacher have of language-driven CLIL? and 2) What are the effects of a continuing professional development course on language-driven CLIL targeted at EFL secondary school teachers? Findings show that authenticity, rather than language-content integration, is a salient feature of language-driven CLIL in this teacher’s practice. Findings also reveal that CLIL success depends on learners’ English language proficiency. Drawing on its teacher’s beliefs of CLIL, the course had an impact on the teacher’s identity as a materials developer and autonomous and critical practitioner who could theorize by reflecting on her practices and the readings provided by the course tutor.

scholarly journals An Investigation Into Coach Developers’ Theories in Practice, Learning, and Development on a Continuing Professional Development Course

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mark Partington ◽  
Jimmy O’Gorman ◽  
Kenny Greenough ◽  
Ed Cope
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Iterative Approach ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
Coach Learning ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Development Course

Little is known about the development of coach developers despite their importance in supporting coach learning. In response, this study explored the theories in practice of 23 English coach developers who undertook a continuing professional development course. The data were collected through semistructured interviews, focus groups, and observations of coach developers’ practice and engagement on the course. The data were analysed using a phronetic-iterative approach, with Argyris and Schön’s ideas on theories in practice, mostly espoused theories and theories-in-use, providing the primary heuristic framework. The findings identified how, before the continuing professional development course, the coach developers articulated espoused theories, but as the course progressed, there was a move to theories-in-use. This was due to their (re)constructed understanding of learning and the working environment. The findings are discussed in light of how the continuing professional development course, and tutors’ pedagogic approaches, influenced the coach developers’ knowledge and understanding. Based on these findings, it seems there is much to gain from supporting coach developers with a deconstruction and reconstruction of theories in practice.

scholarly journals Creating a continuing professional development course on setting occupation-focused goals

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
Isabel Margot-Cattin ◽  
Julie Page ◽  
Andrea Petrig ◽  
Emmanuelle Rossini ◽  
Stefania Agustoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Development Course
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