Employing the Lens of Andragogy Theory to Understand Vietnamese Tertiary EFL Lecturers' Perceived Needs for Professional Development (PD)

Autor/inn/en	Ngo, Nga Huynh Hong; Cherrington, Sue
Titel	Employing the Lens of Andragogy Theory to Understand Vietnamese Tertiary EFL Lecturers' Perceived Needs for Professional Development (PD)
Quelle	In: Studies in the Education of Adults, 55 (2023) 1, S.161-176 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ngo, Nga Huynh Hong) ORCID (Cherrington, Sue)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0266-0830
DOI	10.1080/02660830.2022.2144213
Schlagwörter	Andragogy; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Vietnamese People; Foreign Countries; Faculty Development; Phenomenology; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; Teacher Collaboration; Career Development; Administrator Role; Higher Education; Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Andragogics; Andragogik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Ausland; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Lehrerkooperation; Berufsentwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess
Abstract	Despite the considerable amount of work which has been conducted into teachers' needs for professional development (PD) in mainstream education, this topic has been received little attention in the field of English language teaching (ELT). This paper presents findings from a phenomenological study investigating the perceived needs for PD of Vietnamese tertiary English as a foreign language (EFL) lecturers. Grounded in andragogy theory, this study found that EFL lecturers expressed a strong need for content-focussed, on-going, collaborative and career-stage specific PD activities in the future. The findings from this study shed light on key issues for academic managers and PD planners to focus on when planning, organising and implementing PD activities. This study contributes to current literature related to tertiary EFL lecturers' PD needs within the Vietnamese higher education context and may be applied to other international contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01