Theorizing about Components of Teacher Professional Development: Supports and Barriers

Autor/inn/en	Marynowski, Richelle; Darroch, Amber; Gregory, Asta; James, Molly
Titel	Theorizing about Components of Teacher Professional Development: Supports and Barriers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 11 (2022) 1, S.104-118 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Marynowski, Richelle) ORCID (Darroch, Amber)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-6854
DOI	10.1108/IJMCE-02-2021-0040
Schlagwörter	Faculty Development; Barriers; Foreign Countries; Rural Schools; Coaching (Performance); School Districts; Grounded Theory; Teacher Attitudes; Accountability; Communities of Practice; Elementary Secondary Education; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; School district; Schulbezirk; Lehrerverhalten; Verantwortung; Community; Kanada
Abstract	Purpose: This paper reports on a study exploring a sustained coaching model of teacher professional development (PD). The study was undertaken with middle school teachers in a small rural school division in Alberta, Canada. The goal of the study was to theorize about the components of the sustained coaching model of PD that supported or was a barrier to teachers engaging in a year-long PD series. Design/methodology/approach: A grounded theory methodology was used to theorize about the components of a teacher PD model that participants viewed as being a support or barrier to their engagement in the PD. Data were collected from two individual participant interviews: one interview at the beginning of the year and one interview at the end of the year. Findings: Findings indicate that teacher PD should include a constant community, accountability to other participants in that community, and a balance of theoretical and practical support and be provided over multiple sessions. In addition, in order for the PD to be sustainable, barriers to engaging in the PD should be minimized. Originality/value: A recognition of the complexity of the factors influencing a teacher's interaction with PD provides a lens with which to consider the potential for a teacher's engagement with PD. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01