What is professional development, how does it occur in individuals, and how may it be used by educational leaders and managers for the purpose of school improvement?
By R. Mitchell. 2013
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This article considers the nature of professional development, how it occurs in individuals, and how educational leaders and managers can facilitate professional development for the purpose of school improvement. Social theories of learning provide compelling explanations of the conditions through which professional development occurs in and among individuals within a community of practice. Research into professional learning communities suggests ways forward for educational leaders and managers to foster environments in which individual and organisational learning is optimised through collaboration and shared leadership.
Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Information Systems and Management
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- Leadership for professional development and learning: enhancing our understanding of how teachers develop (2014, background): “Such work (e.g. Edwards & Ellis, 2012; Ellis, 2007; Evans, 2002a; Fraser, Kennedy, Reid, & Mckinney, 2007; Kelchtermans & Ballet, 2002; Mitchell, 2013; Postholm, 2012; van Huizen, van Oers, & Wubbels, 2005) – evidently more likely to be carried out by European than by North American researchers,…”
- The challenge of keeping teacher professional development relevant (2020, background): “…serve both the purpose of supporting educational reform efforts and also help educators grow professionally according to their individual needs and interests, strong external pressures for accountability can become a dominant force limiting the approaches considered for PD efforts (Mitchell 2013).”