Differences across Academic Subjects in Teachers' Attitudes about Professional Development

Autor/inn/en	Torff, Bruce; Byrnes, Katherine
Titel	Differences across Academic Subjects in Teachers' Attitudes about Professional Development
Quelle	In: Educational Forum, 75 (2011) 1, S.26-36 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1725
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Professional Development; Intellectual Disciplines; Fused Curriculum; Cohort Analysis; Educational Attitudes; Program Attitudes; Teacher Surveys; Elementary Secondary Education; Individual Differences; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Geisteswissenschaften; Kohortenanalyse; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Individueller Unterschied
Abstract	A survey study examined how attitudes about professional development (PD) vary among teachers of different subjects. Elementary teachers were more supportive of PD than health and physical education, social studies, and science teachers; special education teachers were more supportive of PD than social studies and science teachers; and five teacher groups (elementary, special education, math, English, and art and music) were more supportive of PD than science teachers. The results show the need for the design, implementation, and evaluation of program innovations aimed to improve both program effectiveness and teachers' attitudes about PD. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10