A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Mohan, Parmeshwar Prasad; Lingam, Govinda Ishwar; Chand, Deepa Dewali
Titel	A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development
Quelle	In: Waikato Journal of Education, 22 (2017) 4, S.79-87 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2382-0373
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Urban Schools; Teacher Attitudes; Rural Urban Differences; Faculty Development; Educational Needs; Teaching Skills; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher Competencies; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Urban area; Urban areas; Stadtregion; Stadt; Lehrerverhalten; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Lehrerkooperation; Lehrkunst; Schulleistung; Ausland; Fidschi
Abstract	This research examines rural and urban teachers' perceptions of Professional Development (PD) needs. Using a qualitative research design, data were gathered by means of document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 10 rural and 10 urban teachers. The major findings which emerged were, first, the PD needs of rural schools are slightly different from urban schools; secondly, all teachers need PD to sustain the changes made to their teaching practice regardless of their geographical locations; and finally, teachers' collaboration forms the basis of any PD. Overall, both the rural and urban teachers' perception was that effective PD enhances professional practice, which ultimately enhances student learning. This study, by providing information on the PD needs of the rural and urban teachers in Fiji, could be of interest to schools and the Ministry of Education (MoE). (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research. Division of Education, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-858-5171; Fax: +64-7-838-4712; e-mail: wmier@waikato.ac.nz; Web site: https://wje.org.nz/index.php/WJE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01