Factors that foster and deter advanced teachers’ professional development

By R. Sprott. Teaching and Teacher Education : An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2019

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Abstract Using a differentiated professional development framework, this narrative study explored advanced teachers’ descriptions of what helped and hindered them in developing valuable 21st century teaching skills and global competencies. Findings reveal that these teachers experienced growth by: 1) incorporating students as professional development collaborators, 2) traveling as teachers, 3) learning with assumption-challenging academics, 4) developing core and lasting professional relationships, and 5) working in professions outside of education. The participants reported that hierarchical mandates and structural obstacles to collaboration were the primary deterrents to their professional growth.

Subfields: Education

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