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ULethbridge OPUS Repository supervisor Winsor, Pamela author Ellefson, Bryan A. author University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education 2007-04-11T21:07:07Z 2007-04-11T21:07:07Z 1994 https://hdl.handle.net/10133/54 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. en_US Teachers -- In-service training Teachers -- Training of Dissertations, Academic Teacher-directed professional development Thesis 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 URL http://localhost:4000/bitstreams/beb83c6d-becd-4db9-a5f4-6697e0085b7f/download File MD5 cf94e41a9d8b14829e5b2920c5388735 5433724 application/pdf MM94828.pdf URL http://localhost:4000/bitstreams/2fe2355c-72d8-45ea-b7f5-03192ea1fa24/download File MD5 537a2c5acafd19f0476c9baa8586ce99 283379 text/plain MM94828.pdf.txt