Rozprawy doktorskie: „Teacher development”

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Teater, Troy A. Lorsback Anthony L. "Development of teacher efficacy". Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3128288.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 2004.
Title from title page screen, viewed March 21, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Anthony L. Lorsbach (chair), Thomas P. Crumpler, Kathleen M. Crawford, Rosalyn Templeton. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 195-200) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Mahlaela, Kedibone I. "Teacher assessment for teacher professional development". Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/71703.

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Thesis (MEd)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.
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This study is an investigation of the link between the current South African Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) as an assessment process and teacher professional development in South Africa. A review of literature confirms that teacher assessment should and could facilitate teacher professional development. However, how teacher assessment affects teacher professional development has not been fully recognized. There is, however, little empirical research available on how teacher assessment affects teacher professional development. Steyn and van Niekerk (2002) have noticed that little is known on the kind of support that teachers should receive as a result of teacher assessment. As a result, people are unclear on how teacher assessment should be implemented in order to yield effective teacher professional development. Though the government took numerous efforts to ensure greater teacher accountability and functional schools over some years via policy interventions such as IQMS, there are still deep-seated challenges that hamper these interventions from working effectively. Therefore, the qualitative case study has used three secondary schools in Limpopo, Capricorn District as the research sites to explore the role of IQMS in teacher professional development. The results from the participants indicate that IQMS is effective but only if a numbers of issues can be considered. Participants highlighted issues like, if every teacher can be trained, and there could be quality training with competitive facilitators, also, if there could be a conducive culture and the climate of the school then that could impact positively on teacher development.

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Binks, Peter. "Teacher biography and teacher development : considerations for development through dialogue". Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2004. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020466/.

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The thesis addresses the importance of the biographical in questions relating to professional development arguing that biography illuminates how individuals acquire knowledge and how perspectives on development are formed. From a perspective of Developmental Systems Theory change and development for teaching is viewed as selfreflexivity — a more contextually relevant concept than self-understanding. In exploratory interviews, different temporal orientations between teachers emerge. Extended, interpretative interviews take place employing an interview guide to test the link between biography, knowledge acquisition, practice and development. Five case studies are developed featuring teachers chosen for their diversity and interest and potential to contribute to an emergent theory. Respondents have been teaching colleagues for an average of ten years. A major theme is a differentiated ability to integrate past and present. This also relates to the degree of self-reflexivity. In addition, it is associated with a more differentiated approach to the future and development. Those embracing the future are more inclined to work collaboratively, have a flexible student oriented approach to planning and practice and are likely to engage in critical reflection. From this perspective, teacher development should emphasise goals of coherence and complexity. The process of dialogue is a crucial means of facilitating these. Key elements in a possible design for dialogue are developed through interviews and observations focusing on teacher learning experiences. Different pathways to dialogue relate to different biographical profiles and learning maps. Pathways for facilitating dialogue amongst teachers with a past time orientation are proposed. The model of development through dialogue so constructed meets the challenge of the present and allows individuals and organisations to negotiate the future with confidence.

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Doughney, John F. Laney James Duke. "The relationship of teacher efficacy to teacher concerns and job-embedded professional development". [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2008. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9107.

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Biehl, Paola Gabriella. "Tracing teacher development". reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFSC, 2016. https://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/167711.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Inglês: Estudos Linguísticos e Literários, Florianópolis, 2016
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Abstract : In the field of English as a ForeignLanguage (EFL) teacher education, special attention must be given to novice teachers, (i.e. the ones working as a teacher for at most three years[Huberman,1993]), so that they can bridge the theory learned at preservice, courses, workshops or academia to the reality of their practice more comfortably and less lengthily. Following one on the main tenets of Vygotsky's (1987) Sociocultural theory (SCT), this study aimed to trace a novice teacher's developmental path, as she was mediated by a more experienced other (in this study, the researcher herself). The guiding question that permeated this study was to what extent the mediating sessions between teacher educator and novice teacher impacted the teacher. In order to answer this research question, the following specific questions were asked: i) How the interactions between teacher educator and novice teacher reverberated on the novice teacher's practice; ii) How the interactions between teacher educator and novice teacher reverberated on the novice teacher's discourse; and iii) if the novice teacher perceived herself differently, felt more confident about her teaching, and in what ways. Qualitative research methods were used to analyze data, which were collected through filmed class observation, filmed feedback sessions (called mediating sessions), and questionnaires. Analysis showed that the mediating sessions did impact the teacher,presenting evidence inboth teacher's discourse and practice, as well as in her self-analysis. These findings support the importance of a teacher educator's intentional and goal-oriented mediation for teachers, especially beginner teachers. The results of this study, while confirming the imperative role of reflective teaching (Richards, 1995) and teacher reasoning (Johnson, 1999), corroborate Vygotsky s (1987) proposition concerning the twisting path of concept development (Smagorinsky, Cook & Johnson, 2003).

No campo de formação de professores de Inglês como Língua Estrangeira (EFL), uma atenção especial deve ser dada aos professores iniciantes, (ou seja, aqueles que trabalham como professor durante, no máximo, três anos [Huberman, 1993]), para que possam relacionar a teoria aprendida em treinamentos, cursos, workshops ou academicamente com a realidade da sua prática de forma mais confortável e menos longa. Seguindo um dos principais princípios da teoria sociocultural (SCT) de Vygotsky (1987), este estudo teve como objetivo traçar o caminho de desenvolvimento de uma professora iniciante, como ela foi mediada por um colega mais experiente (neste estudo, o próprio pesquisador). A questão norteadora que permeou este estudo foi até que ponto as sessões de mediação entre a formadora de professores e a professora iniciante impactaram na professora. A fim de responder a esta questão de pesquisa, foram feitas os seguintes questões específicas: i) Como as interações entre a formadora de professores e a professora iniciante reverberaram na prática da professora; ii) Como as interações entre a formadora de professores e professor principiante reverberaram no discurso da professora; e iii) se a professora iniciante percebeu-se de forma diferente, se sentiu-se mais confiante com seu ensino, e de que forma. Métodos qualitativos de pesquisa foram utilizados para analisar os dados, que foram coletados por meio de observação de aulas filmadas, sessões de feedback filmadas (chamadas de sessões de mediação), e questionários. A análise mostrou que as sessões de mediação realmente impactaram na professora, apresentando evidências tanto no discurso quanto na prática da professora, bem como na sua auto-análise. Estes resultados reiteram a importância da mediação intencional e com foco nos objetivos dos formadores de professores para o desenvolvimento dos professores, especialmente professores iniciantes. Os resultados deste estudo, confirmando o papel fundamental do ensino reflexivo (Richards, 1995) e do raciocínio do professor (Johnson, 1999), corroboram com a proposta de Vygotsky (1987) relativa à trajetória sinuosa (twisting path) de desenvolvimento do conceito (Smagorinsky, Cook & Johnson, 2003).

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Erickson, Stacy Johnson. "An examination of the relationship between professional development and teacher turnover /". view abstract or download file of text, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1404348121&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Thesis (D. Ed.)--University of Oregon, 2007.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-98). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

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Corkery, Debra L. "Developmental practices for effective teacher evaluation /". free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9962515.

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Lekome, Botsang Patricia. "Professional development of primary school educators through the developmental appraisal system". Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09122008-152948/.

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Wermke, Wieland. "Development and Autonomy : Conceptualising teachers’ continuing professional development in different national contexts". Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-86705.

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This thesis investigates teachers’ perceptions of continuing professional development (CPD) in Germany and Sweden with a questionnaire study comprising a total of 711 mainly lower secondary teachers. Three conceptual terms are elaborated and explained. Teachers act in a CPD marketplace that is constituted by several sources of knowledge which offer opportunities for teachers’ development. How teachers act in the marketplace is a key part of their CPD culture. The study reveals similarities in the two cases regarding the importance of colleagues as well as informal development activities, but there are also significant differences. One the one hand, German teachers can be described as more active in their CPD than their Swedish colleagues in relation to particular aspects of their profession such as assessment, and more suspicious of knowledge from elsewhere, on the other. In order to understand the differences, I argue for an extended focus on the impact of the national context, in terms of socially and historically significant structures and traditions of the teaching profession. The thesis focuses on a crucial aspect with a particular explanatory value for differing CPD tendencies in various national contexts: Autonomy from a governance perspective. This phenomenon, which does indeed change across time and space, is investigated from a socio-historical perspective in both contexts, building on Margaret Archer’s analytic dualism of structure and agency, and a dual pronged model of teacher autonomy. The latter distinguishes institutional autonomy, regarding legal or status issues, from service autonomy related to the practical issues in schools and classrooms. Since these dimensions can be either extended or restricted, different categories evolve which enable us to understand the differences between the two cases. Finally, by using the findings on the German and Swedish teaching profession, a theoretical framework is presented that relates the certain forms of teacher autonomy in particular national contexts to likely CPD cultures that teachers share.

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Ellefson, Bryan A., i University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education. "Teacher-directed professional development". Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1994, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/54.

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This thesis is an interpretation of the meaning of a professional development project for six high school English teachers in a small, rural jurisdiction. The project design attempts to incorporate guidelines for effective professional development, especially in regard to the way in which authority influences the experience. This study is a case study from a naturalistic inquiry perspective using thnographic techniques. Further, the methodology is educative in the sense that the study was intended to change the situation studied. The analysis attempts to articulate the voices of various authorties in this professional development activity: the voice of leadership, the voice of the collective, the voice of external influences, and the voice of the individual participant. As a professional development activity, this studyindicates that, for the participating teachers, self-directed professional development created conditions conducive to change. Although the voices of professional development authority are incomplete and contradictory, this study provides a view of the landscape of teacher change and growth that is shaped by professional development guidelines concerning function, governance, cultural milieu, leadership, and reflection. These conclusions suggest ways for researchers, administrators, teacher leaders and teachers.to enhance professional development.
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Price, Beverly Pearson Witte Maria Margarita. "Teacher perceptions of the impact of professional development and teacher-student relationships on school climate". Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/SPRING/Educational_Foundations,_Leadership_and_Technology/Dissertation/Price_Beverly_52.pdf.

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Trejo-Guzman, Nelly Paulina. "The teacher self construction of language teachers". Thesis, University of Exeter, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/97914.

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The main purpose of this thesis is to deepen the current understanding of how the teacher self is constructed. Specifically, the study intends to integrate into this understanding the way in which language personal, professional, and student teacher identities inform this process. A special emphasis is placed on the role that language teachers’ life histories play on the construction of teacher selves. Narrative research constitutes the research design for this thesis project since I strongly believe that selves are narratively constructed through stories. This study is focused on the storied self (Chase, 2005) that is co-constructed between the researcher and narrator that reveals how personal, professional, and student teacher identities resist and interact with discursive environments in order to create and recreate a language teacher’s self. Life histories constitute the source of data collection in this study. This facilitated the construction of a broader understanding of how six language teachers’ personal, professional, and student teacher identities are shaped throughout a lifetime and the way these impact the formation of the teacher self. The results suggest that language teachers’ selves are in close relation to emotions. Language teachers negotiate their identities and emotions in order to make sense of the different sets of values that the social context presents to them. This in turn leads them to create/recreate their own teacher selves that serve as sources of agency that generates new sets of social/moral rules or stagnation that leads to the preservation of the current status quo. The thesis concludes by providing a series of suggestions tailored to the needs of the teaching context where this research took place with the purpose of fostering a continuous engagement with individual actors and socio-cultural factors that motivate transformation through reflection.

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Pendergraft, Elizabeth Murray. "Teacher Inquiry in a Professional Development School Environment". Digital Archive @ GSU, 2008. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/msit_diss/26.

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Bishop, Judith E. "Teacher supervision of preservice teachers : a naturalistic study of teachers' professional development /". Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7753.

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Jofili, Zelia Maria Soares. "Fostering teachers' critical thinking : some paths to teacher development programmes". Thesis, Roehampton University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336986.

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Alshaikhi, H. "English Language teacher professional development in Saudi Arabia : teachers' perceptions". Thesis, University of Exeter, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/35141.

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This study focuses its attention on language teachers’ professional development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It sets out to explore Saudi English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ perspectives, attitudes and experiences with regards to their teacher professional development (TPD). It focuses primarily on how teachers perceive the concept of TPD, how they develop professionally to meet the demands of their profession, how they evaluate institutional training provisions, their engagement with self-direct forms of TPD, factors affecting their engagement with TPD opportunities, and how they think TPD could be enhanced in the Saudi context. The study was mainly guided by the following overarching question: What are Saudi EFL teachers’ perceptions, attitudes, and experiences with regards to their TPD? A qualitative approach to data collection was used to achieve the intended goals of the study. Data was collected from 25 practicing Saudi EFL teachers (males and females) via semi-structured interviews, semi-structured reflective essays, and WhatsApp correspondence. The data was thematically analysed. Braun and Clarke’s (2006) model provided a general framework and a sense of direction throughout the process of data analysis. The study highlighted how Saudi EFL teachers understand the concept of TPD. Participants provided a range of definitions for TPD with ‘growth,’ ‘development,’ and ‘adaptation to change’ emerging as key themes underpinning their definitions. Their conceptualisations were mostly functional, context-specific, and focused more on the content of learning and the type of expected effect rather than on the activity itself. Results showed that teachers have a high preference for self-directed TPD for its context specificity and relevance to their immediate needs. Although the study’s participants considered institutional training as one of the main channels of their development that aligns their practices to their employers’ agendas, data showed that they were highly critical of the way it was managed and delivered to them. Data showed that TPD is not a straightforward process. Rather, it is a complex undertaking that is subject to a range of facilitating and inhibiting factors. A number of recommendations were provided by participants on how they think TPD should be managed, how teachers’ missions could be facilitated, and how their motivation could be enhanced.

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Margot, Kelly. "Teacher Self-Efficacy for STEM Talent Development". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011775/.

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In order to implement more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into K12 classrooms, it is important to find out whether teachers are comfortable with this pedagogy. To determine teachers' current self-efficacy of STEM pedagogy, teachers in a southern state in the United States were asked to enlighten researchers into this phenomenon. Participants were K12 teachers (n = 119) from a public school district undertaking a district-wide STEM initiative. A measure of STEM teacher self-efficacy and a demographic questionnaire were administered online to participants. STEM teacher self-efficacy data were analyzed, along with demographic data, using descriptive discriminant analysis (DDA) and canonical correlation analysis (CCA). Results suggest some demographic variables are more predictive of STEM self-efficacy (gender, grade level taught, feelings of administrative support, and professional development sessions attended) than others (whether or not gifted courses are taught, age, and length of teaching experience. This data should be used by school administrators that seek to begin or improve STEM pedagogy in their schools.

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Davis-Frost, Diane. "Intentions and Implementation of the Professional Development and Appraisal System in Texas". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2721/.

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The purpose of this study was to describe the intentions of the designers of the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) in Texas and the perceptions of teachers regarding its implementation. Information for the study was gathered in two phases using two methodologies. The first was a semi-structured interview with four expert informants instrumental in the design and implementation of the PDAS at the state level. The second component of the study was conducted with teachers using a 37-item Likert survey. The population for this phase of the study was 150 elementary and 150 secondary teachers chosen randomly from three school districts in North Central Texas. The districts were selected to represent a variety of sizes in regard to student population and represent diverse student population characteristics and socioeconomic levels. Data from the semi-structured interviews and the returned surveys were analyzed to determine the designers' intentions and areas of emphasis and to describe the alignment the teachers' perceptions and the designers' intentions. Quantitative data gathered from the surveys were analyzed using descriptive statistics as well as a correlation and function analysis and analysis based on a Cronbach alpha coefficient. The analysis of data revealed the following: 1. Teachers perceived that the implementation of the PDAS has a high level of effect in the areas of learner-centered instruction; classroom management; support for all students; the professional growth of teachers; communication; learning application; and, TAAS improvement. 2. Teachers' perceptions were not affected by years of experience. 3. Teachers' perceptions were not affected by their field of instruction. One implication of this study is that the final design represents the intentions of designers, although the area of student achievement is not weighted as heavily in teachers' evaluations as was originally intended. Furthermore, education leaders in Texas may conclude that teachers perceive a high level of impact upon their classroom practices as a result of implementation of the PDAS instrument. If future research reveals that the perceived impact is accurate and that classroom practices of teachers did change as a result of the instrument's implementation to the degree perceived, then this is a model for policy implementation at the state level that is extremely effective. Furthermore, additional researchers may investigate the link between classroom practices and student achievement. This research study is a first step toward describing effective, replicable practices.

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Knoblauch, Deanne E. "Contextual factors and the development of student teachers' sense of efficacy". Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1085620654.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.
Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 136 p.; also includes graphics Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-136). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

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Pace, Charyl L. "The experiences of alternately certified teachers with teacher mentoring, teacher effectiveness, and student achievement". ScholarWorks, 2010. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/821.

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Alternately certified teachers (ACTs) are teachers who receive teacher training in an accelerated program provided by alternate certification programs (ACPs). Induction/mentoring programs are provided to ACTs as a source of additional training. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine ACTs' perceptions of their effectiveness as teachers in relation to their students' achievement and the support provided to them as new teachers by their induction/mentoring training. The research question explored if there was a relationship between the amount of support provided to the ACTs from their induction/mentoring programs and the ACTs' perception of their effectiveness in relation to student achievement. The primary data sources consisted of journal data and semistructured interviews from 2 ACTs. Open, axial, and selective coding strategies were used as one component of the data analysis. Conventional content analysis was used to explore the perceptions of the 2 ACTs interviewed. Analysis revealed that ability to manage a classroom and the support provided by induction/mentoring programs may influence the ACTs' perceptions of effectiveness in terms of student achievement. Results also suggested that ACTs' induction/mentoring programs did not successfully facilitate a transition into the teaching profession. The results from this study can be used by mentoring/induction program directors, and school administrators to inform policy and curricular modifications to induction/mentoring programs that would optimize ACTs' perceptions of their effectiveness as teachers and student achievement. The use of these data may contribute to social change by providing the ACT with an improved support system during the ACTs' first year in the classroom.

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Doughney, John F. "The relationship of teacher efficacy to teacher concerns and job-embedded professional development". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9107/.

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As educators search for ways of improving student achievement, it is imperative that focus be placed on teacher learning and development. Currently, the trend in public schools throughout the country is to look directly at students and the deficits they bring to the learning environment when responding to those who find fault with the educational system. The current study directed attention to teachers' beliefs about their ability to affect change in student learning. The study centered on seven research questions that sought to determine: (1) the effect of job-embedded staff development on teachers' sense of efficacy; (2) the effect of job-embedded staff development on teachers' stages of concern; (3) the relationship between teacher efficacy and stages of concern; (4) the status of teachers' level of use of an innovation; and (5) the dominance of teacher concerns prior to and after involvement in job-embedded professional development. Through a mixed methodology approach, quantitative and qualitative analyses provided perspectives from 30 teachers in a suburban North Texas school district on the impact of job-embedded professional development on teacher efficacy, stages of concern, and resulting levels of use of an educational innovation. Quantitative results of two surveys: the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001) and the Stages of Concern Questionnaire (Hall, George, & Rutherford, 1979) revealed a strong focus on stage 0, awareness, concerns and no statistically significant gain in teacher efficacy as teachers engaged in job-embedded professional learning. Qualitative data were gathered through Levels of Use Focused Interviews (Loucks, Newlove, & Hall, 1975) and revealed more teacher involvement with the innovation than quantitative data suggested. Further investigation into the inconsistencies between dominance of teacher concerns and perceptions of levels of use is warranted.

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Cain, Kellie J. "The development of teachers' reflectivity: Theory into practice". Scholarly Commons, 2005. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2451.

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Cultivating preservice teachers' reflection on their practice has been a major objective in teacher education over the last twenty years. Teacher educators have designed a number of activities, usually related to coursework, to facilitate preservice teachers' reflectivity. These kinds of assignments might be described as asking preservice teachers to reflect on demand. Studies in the past have typically focused on the discussion of specific strategies used to elicit reflection or descriptions of reflective teacher education programs. This study explored how preservice and first-year teachers understand and engage in reflection in different contexts while learning to teach. A sample of seventeen respondents, education students enrolled in coursework, student teachers, and first-year teachers, was selected to participate in the study. The data consisted of interviews, classroom observations and the examination of related documents. Preservice teachers taking courses engaged in introspection or self-reflection. This time was spent exploring their emerging identities as teachers. As respondents got opportunities to work in school settings, they began to reflect more on content and students. First-year teachers applied some of the reflective strategies they learned during coursework in their own practice. Several factors appeared to enhance preservice and first-year teachers' ability to reflect as they moved from coursework into student teaching and their own classrooms: (1) building relationships with teachers and students in K--12 classrooms, (2) engaging in reflective dialogue with 'more knowledgeable others'---university faculty and practitioners, and (3) having opportunities to teach on a regular basis.

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Austin, Sandra Lynn. "Differentiating professional development for teacher success : a study of effective teachers /". Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7626.

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Wong, K. L. "The impact of professional development on stress in teaching". Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B35711826.

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Bennett, Douglas Shields. "Teacher efficiency in the implementation of new curriculum supported by professional development /". CONNECT TO THIS TITLE ONLINE, 2007. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-09142007-115147/.

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McCray, Jr Harold Anthony. "Teachers' Perceptions of Factors that Influence Teacher Turnover". ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4534.

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Teacher turnover is a critical issue for the public education community because it influences student performance, school climate, and employee morale. In a large urban school district in the northeastern United States, the turnover rate has been high; teacher morale is low, and teacher participation in the school community is lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of novice teachers about factors that influence their job satisfaction and their future employment. Guided by Maslow's theory of motivation-which is characterized by motivational needs that drive individuals to improved performance-this study examined the perceptions of novice teachers about job retention. The research questions focused on teachers' perceptions about factors that could influence their decision to continue or leave their teaching positions. A case study design was used to capture the insights of 8 participants using semistructured interviews, reflective journals, and a focus group. Eight emergent themes were identified from the data through open coding; they involved performance affirmations, administrator and resource support, and professional development. The findings were validated through triangulation and member checking. According to the results, novice teachers sought to collaborate in a professional learning community and to expand their professional development opportunities. Hence, a project was designed to engage teachers and administrators in initiating and sustaining professional learning communities. This study may promote positive social change by increasing employee morale, staff cohesiveness, teachers' effectiveness and reducing teacher attrition rates among novice teachers.

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Hughes, John Anthony, University of Western Sydney, of Arts Education and Social Sciences College i School of Social Ecology and Lifelong Learning. "Teacher professional development in performing and literary arts education". THESIS_CAESS_SELL_Hughes_J.xml, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/393.

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The articles in this portfolio provide an account of research, which for the purposes of this thesis is divided into two broad categories: teacher professional development, and the support of teacher education in literary and performing arts pedagogy. Within this context three issues are addressed. The study can be categorised under research into teacher professional education.Action research and reflective practitioner research methodology were adopted, as this schema is recognised as being highly appropriate to preservice and inservice development of teachers, and to the improvement of teaching approaches and skills especially in the development of new methods of learning.The research has its theoretical foundations in interactive, child-centred theories of education, performance semiotics and psycholinguistic theories of reading. It is also committed to enabling teachers and students to engage creatively and interpretively in the comprehension of artistic texts and the performing arts.
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Miller, Ricketts Amanda Ilene. "Improving Students' Perceptions of Teacher Care Through Teacher Professional Development". Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1573737421317659.

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Wood, Jo Nell Buchanan. "The development of the curriculum supervisor effectiveness instrument /". free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9924946.

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Beard, Gaysha V. "The adult learner, professional development, and the literacy coach an effective professional development model proposal /". Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 96 p, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1472129381&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Wong, Chun-cheong. "Hong Kong teachers' perceptions of continuing professional development policies and activities". Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3554448X.

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Campbell, Deborah M. "Case Study: Entry-year elementary teachers' perceptions of their professional development". [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1227047465.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2008.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 4, 2010). Advisor: Richard Ambrose. Keywords: entry-year teachers, professional development, teacher perception. Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-242).

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Merrill, Margaret. "Creation of a Training and Development Program for Teachers of Less Commonly Taught Languages at Brigham Young University: A Development Project". Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1742.pdf.

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Takayama, Hiromi. "Professional development in Japanese non-native English speaking teachers' identity and efficacy". Diss., University of Iowa, 2015. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5655.

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This mixed methods study investigates how Japanese non-native English speaking teachers’ (NNESTs) efficacy and identity are developed and differentiated from those of native English speaking teachers (NESTs). To explore NNESTs’ efficacy, this study focuses on the contributing factors, such as student engagement, classroom management, instructional strategies, self-perceived English proficiency, their teaching and teacher education backgrounds, culture related to teaching, and so on. For the portion of teacher identity, this study analyzes four perspectives: their role identity, professional identity, teacher education and professional development, English proficiency. After the data were collected from Japanese NNESTs, they were compared and contrasted with their NESTs’ counterparts. The primary goal of this study is to identify the characteristics of Japanese NNESTs’ efficacy and identity and investigate how their individual, educational, cultural, and other social factors influence their efficacy and identity development. Forty six (46) Japanese NNESTs and one hundred and two (102) NESTs who were teaching in the junior high, high school, and college levels in Japan participated in a survey. Five Japanese NNESTs and six NESTs from the three types of grade levels were interviewed. Data analysis procedures comprised a statistical analysis of the survey data and a theme analysis of the interview data, and both data sets were integrated to discover the mixed method findings. There were several major findings from this research. First, there was a positive correlation between Japanese NNESTs’ efficacy, particularly efficacy for instructional strategies, and self-perceived English proficiency. Therefore, higher English proficiency can be a predictor of a higher level of overall teacher efficacy and efficacy for instructional strategies. Second, although Japanese NNESTs’ efficacy for student engagement was lower than efficacy for classroom management and instructional strategies, they demonstrated various strategies for increasing their students’ motivation. Third, their Japanese use in instruction influenced their teacher identity, and being a language model and a behavioral role model was reflected on their Japanese NNESTs’ identity. Finally, college NESTs showed significantly higher teacher efficacy compared to different groups. Both Japanese NNESTs and NESTs’ efficacy and identity were formed by their previous teaching experiences, various roles as teachers, perceptions of Japanese educational system, culture, and students. The conclusion includes suggestions and implications for administrators, teacher educators, and Japanese NNESTs.

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Izadinia, Mahsa. "An investigation into mentor teacher-preservice teacher relationship and its contribution to development of preservice teachers’ professional identity". Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2016. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1792.

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Research suggests that preservice teachers’ professional identity is dynamic and many factors contribute to the formation of teacher identity including prior experiences, learning communities and context. One of the parties preservice teachers have closest interactions with are mentor teachers and they might leave an impact on preservice teachers’ professional identity. However, less research seems to be done in this area. The proposed research study tried to address this gap by investigating the relationship between these two parties and its impact on the development of preservice teachers’ professional identity. The data collection occurred during a one-year Graduate Diploma of Education-Secondary (GDE-S) course in one of the universities in Western Australia. The participants in this qualitative case study were seven preservice teachers taking part in the GDE-S and their mentor teachers during their professional practice unit (practicum). The preservice teachers attended three rounds of semi-structured interviews: at the outset of the first placement, at the end of the first placement, and at the end of the second placement. The mentor teachers comprising 16, also attended semi-structured interviews before and after each placement. In addition, the researcher conducted two classroom observations and two observations of debriefing sessions in each placement on each preservice teacher. The preservice teachers were also invited to keep a reflective journal, with a total of 24 gathered over the course of the program. The findings of this study revealed that when the mentoring relationship was positive and the preservice teachers’ expectations of their mentors were met, they felt more confident as a teacher and developed a teacher voice. However, the confidence declined in some preservice teachers and they felt they did not improve when they experienced a partially negative mentoring relationship. This study provides implications for preservice teacher education and offers guidelines for improving mentor teacher-preservice teacher relationship with a view to enhancing preservice teachers’ professional identity and increasing teacher retention.

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Cugini, Allison. "Examining New Teachers' Perceptions of Preparedness". ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5692.

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Attrition rate is high for beginning teachers in an urban school district in the Northeast United States. Without a proper support system in place, new teachers struggled transitioning from their preparation programs into the classroom. This study focused on recent graduates from a teacher preparation program at a large local university. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of preparedness of recent graduates from the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) accredited preparation program. The TEAC standards provided the conceptual framework which informed the interview guides. The research questions focused on the perceived readiness of new teachers, the skills or aptitudes identified as strengths or weaknesses due to perceived gaps in preparation, and how teachers adapted what they learned in the graduate program. Using a case study design, the insights of eight recent graduates, with fewer than two years of experience, and 2 supervising professors from the university who had supervised student teachers were captured. Purposeful sampling was used to select the participants. Emergent themes were identified through an open coding process, and the findings were developed and checked for trustworthiness through member checking and triangulation. The findings revealed five perceived new teacher weaknesses: parent involvement, math instruction, classroom technology, time management, and teacher stress management. The culminating project for this research used these results to inform the content of a professional development workshop for new teachers. This study has implications for positive social change by providing a structure for improving the preparedness of new teachers.

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Holbert, Romena M. Garrett. "Student Teachers’ Perceptions of Cooperating Teachers as Teacher Educators: Development of Standards Based Scales". The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1292943698.

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Daytner, Gary Thomas. "The decision to teach and the development of perceived competence and teacher efficacy among teacher candidates". [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2005. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3183920.

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Whynacht, Leah Alison. "Preschool teacher's sense of teaching efficacy : scale development and correlates /". View online ; access limited to URI, 2004. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3147806.

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Shelton, Michael Patrick. "Teacher Leadership| Development and Research Based on Teacher Leader Model Standards". Thesis, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3628634.

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Teacher leadership in schools has evolved many times as schools have looked to utilize teacher leaders in various ways to help support school organization, school reform, and ultimately impact student achievement. The purpose of this study is to develop, and evaluate the impact of a curriculum for leadership development rooted in the Teacher Leader Model Standards. The Teacher Leader Model Standards were published in 2011 by the Teacher Leadership Model Consortium and using those standards as a foundation for research and development, a course was created that provided participants with readings and activities designed to have a positive impact on their understanding of teacher leadership from the classroom perspective.

This study utilized a mixed methods design as participants completed both pre- and post-surveys based on the Teacher Leader Model Standards, as well as participated in focus groups. The data collected in surveys, gleaned from the focus groups, as well as my own field notes were utilized to look at the overall impact of the curriculum in improving teacher efficacy.

The study results indicate that there was a significant impact in teacher efficacy in six of the seven domains assessed.

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Hundley, Kerri Lee. "Teacher Efficacy in Relation to Mathematics Reform: A Look at a Collaborative Group of Elementary Teachers". Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1488.pdf.

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Cantrell-Scamara, Adrienne. "Teacher satisfaction survey: A tool for transformational leaders to facilitate teacher empowerment & efficacy". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1994. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/919.

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Mettler, Eunice. "Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) practices of teachers in working class schools in the Western Cape". University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5355.

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Magister Educationis (Adult Learning and Global Change) - MEd(AL)
Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) of teachers at working class schools in South Africa has come under scrutiny over the past few years. Despite new education policies which incorporated the dire need for CPTD, the achievement of learners at working class schools remains poor. This investigation was prompted by the cause of this discrepancy. This study investigates the participation of teachers in Continuous Professional Development initiatives at working class schools in the Western Cape. The primary research question for this research paper is: “Why are teachers at working class schools not participating in CPTD initiatives as expected?” A qualitative approach within the interpretive paradigm was adopted throughout this study. The interpretive approach allowed the researcher to gain a more social world interpretation of the respondents as it provided insight in CPTD practices at working class schools. The process of data gathering was inductive as information emerges from interviews and questionnaires. Open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data. The study comprised 15 respondents and included teachers at two schools and three officials from the Department of Education. The demographics of the two schools were similar which made it possible to ask the same questions for all respondents. The study highlighted the lack of participation of teachers in CPTD due to human, material and financial constraints. Urgent consideration needs to be given to eradicating these barriers for continuous professional development of teachers. Providers of CPTD should ensure that the needs of teachers are met and training should be embarked upon on a continuous basis. In addition, priority should be given to teachers employed at schools in working class areas.

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Ferreira, Rosa Antónia De Oliveira Figueiredo Tomás Presmeg Norma C. "Portuguese mathematics student teachers' evolving teaching modes a modified teacher development experiment /". Normal, Ill. : Illinois State University, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3196645.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2005.
Title from title page screen, viewed September 25, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Norma C. Presmeg (chair), Nerida F. Ellerton, Beverly S. Rich. Includes bibliographical references leaves and abstract. Also available in print.

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Khuzwayo, Herbert, S. Bansilal, Angela James, Lyn Webb i Busisiwe Goba. "A case study of a teacher professional development programme for rural teachers". Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2012. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-82632.

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Schluntz, Michele. "Developing Collective Teacher Efficacy through Job-embedded Professional Development in Elementary Teachers". Thesis, Northern Illinois University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10829679.

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ABSTRACT DEVELOPING COLLECTIVE TEACHER EFFICACY THROUGH JOB-EMBEDDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ELEMENTARY TEACHERS Michele Schluntz, Ed.D. Department of Curriculum and Instruction Northern Illinois University, 2018 Elizabeth Wilkins, Director The purpose of this mixed-method study was to explore the outcomes of a Job-Embedded Professional Development (JEPD) approach on Collective Teacher Efficacy (CTE). Teachers volunteered to participate in one of three literacy teams designed for the study. At the opening of the study, teachers completed the Collective Teacher Efficacy Belief Scale (CTEBS) to determine the level of CTE present prior to engaging in the JEPD sessions. During the three JEPD sessions, teachers engaged in meaningful conversations about situated problems of practice and potential changes to address such concerns. At the conclusion of each JEPD session, teachers completed individual reflection journals documenting their experiences. Upon completion of the final JEPD session, teachers again completed the CTEBS. The study concluded with the completion of one-on-one interviews to provide a deeper understanding to the responses provided through the individual reflection journals. Three major findings were identified in this study. First, it was concluded that a JEPD approach to the professional development of teachers may play a role in influencing CTE. Second, this study supported the Social Cognitive Theory framework of human agency and Triadic Reciprocal Causation. And third, meaningful conversations about situated learning in authentic problems of practice contributed to the development of CTE. As a result of these findings, this study supports a sociocultural approach to the professional development of teachers. Embedded in Vygotsky?s (1978) Socio-cultural Theory, there are five principles that encompass a sociocultural approach to teacher professional development. Teachers in this study experience four out of the five: teacher agency, situational appropriate, dialogical practice, and systemic in view. Utilizing these findings, recommendations for professional development and future research are also discussed.

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Shayshon, Bruria. "The professional development of teacher-leaders". Thesis, University of Salford, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365959.

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Parson, Demita Sidonia. "School Bullying and Teacher Professional Development". ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1709.

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Bullying has become a serious concern in many American public middle schools in recent years. Inadequate professional development (PD) in bullying prevention and response strategies has compounded this problem. The overarching purpose of this study was to increase understanding of the growing problem of school bullying. Bronfenbrenner's socioecological theory, which states that environment and relationships influence student behavior, served as the conceptual framework for this qualitative study. Guiding research questions, grounded in socioecological theory, were used to examine middle school teachers' views of PD and their perceived skills in responding to or preventing bullying. Through purposeful sampling, 8 middle school teachers in a community in rural Alabama were interviewed over a 3-week period. Each had at least 1 year of teaching experience in the local rural setting. To authenticate study findings, discipline referrals and state incident reports spanning the 2 previous years were assessed for teacher management of bullying. Data were analyzed using open coding to identify and categorize the patterns and themes that emerged. Results indicated that the teachers perceived that PD would give them the strategies to recognize and manage incidents of school bullying. These results supported and informed the PD project for middle school teachers. This study contributes to social change by providing professional development that will help teachers to either prevent or manage school bullying appropriately, a benefit to children and communities.

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Hill, Krystal A. "Teacher Participation and Motivation inProfessional Development". BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5718.

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Although professional development is accepted as important for making educational improvements, some have been unsuccessful due to how the teachers choose to participate, and the lack of motivation in teachers to attend or implement the suggested changes. A case study of secondary mathematics teachers in a required professional development is used to look at teachers' motivation and participation during the professional development. This study compared mathematics teachers' motivation to attend with ways of participating in order to determine how these influence a teacher's intent to change. It was found that certain aspects of motivation and participation does influence a teacher's intent to change.

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Soderquist, Geraldine Lee. "Teacher professional development in technology integration". CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2402.

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The purpose of this project was to design, create, and produce a web site for teachers that instructs them on the creating, developing and sharing of Web Quests. Web Quests utilize the wealth of information on the internet to provide a means of moving the teacher away from lecturer and toward facilitator.

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