Teachers Learning Together: The Role of Professional Conference Attendance

Autor/in	Long, Kathy Lynn Sigler
Titel	Teachers Learning Together: The Role of Professional Conference Attendance
Quelle	(2011), (123 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri - Columbia
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2674-3186-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Teachers; Faculty Development; Conferences (Gatherings); Communities of Practice; Cooperation; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Qualifications; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Online Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Styles; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Community; Co-operation; Kooperation; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrqualifikation; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore the connections to professional development, professional conferences, professional learning communities, benefits associated with conversing and collaborating with educators, and qualities of highly effective teachers. This study was designed to further the understanding of professional development practices and characteristics of highly qualified and highly effective teachers. This descriptive study was primarily qualitative; however, some items from the online survey were quantitative in nature. Participants in the study provided information about their self perceived strengths as teachers. They answered questions about their use of information learned from the conference along with the effect the conference had on their teaching styles. Professional learning communities were investigated to determine if teachers had opportunities to converse and collaborate on information learned from the conference. Teachers' strengths were analyzed and compared to other research on highly effective and highly qualified teachers. The results of this survey supported other research on the benefits of collaboration and the skills of effective teachers. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10