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Autor/inn/en | Serrão Cunha, Rosário; Tintoré, Mireia; Cabral, Ilídia; Matias Alves, José |
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Titel | Portuguese Principals' Professional Development Needs and Preferred Learning Methods |
Quelle | In: Education Sciences, 10 (2020), Artikel 219 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Serrão Cunha, Rosário) ORCID (Tintoré, Mireia) |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 2227-7102 |
Schlagwörter | Principals; School Administration; Preferences; Professional Continuing Education; Management Development; Leadership Training; Instructional Leadership; Educational Needs; Training Methods; Reflection; Cooperative Learning; Individualized Instruction; Skill Development; Standards; Foreign Countries; Portugal Principal; Schulleiter; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Führungslehre; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Kooperatives Lernen; Individualisierender Unterricht; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Standard; Ausland |
Abstract | Due to the crucial role principals have on school outcomes, investing in their training is a cost-effective approach for schools' improvement. Research shows that principals attribute pertinence to their ongoing professional development. However, little research has been conducted on principals' training needs from their viewpoint, particularly in Portugal. Through individual interviews (n = 19) and a questionnaire (n = 117) to principals, we collected data that enable us to understand principals' perceptions on their training needs, focusing on learning areas, skills to be developed and learning methods. Results show considerable variability, reinforcing the relevance of tailored and contextualised approaches to professional development. Globally, principals request management skills and training opportunities that enable them to develop leadership skills (e.g., personal, interpersonal/socioemotional). Moreover, principals need training on instructional and distributed leadership practices. Collaborative and reflective methods are the ones principals prefer. Practical implications for the design of systematic professional development practices, in a lifelong perspective, are also discussed. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |