Teacher-initiated professional development : a case study
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Date
1996
Authors
Loewen, Teresa L.
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
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Publisher
Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1996
Abstract
This study documents four collaborative professional
development initiatives carried out by the author in three different
schools over the course of five years. The author looks back upon
her experiences, discussing the progression through several levels
of readiness--survival, coaching, action research, and reflective
self-analysis. She compares and contrasts the successful and lessthan-
successful experiences with regards to current research in
the fields of educational and organizational theory. The author
postulates that the content of professional development, the
collaborative process, and the context in which professional
development takes place are contributing factors to the success or
failure of teacher-initiated professional development.
Description
v, 78 leaves ; 28 cm. --
Keywords
Teachers -- Training of -- Alberta , Teachers -- In-service training -- Alberta