Peer Observation of Teaching: Perceptions and Experiences of Teachers in a Primary School in Cyprus

Autor/in	Karagiorgi, Yiasemina
Titel	Peer Observation of Teaching: Perceptions and Experiences of Teachers in a Primary School in Cyprus
Quelle	In: Teacher Development, 16 (2012) 4, S.443-461 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-4530
DOI	10.1080/13664530.2012.717210
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Observation; Faculty Development; Peer Evaluation; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Interviews; Collegiality; Reflection; Communities of Practice; Cyprus + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Beobachtung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kollegialität; Community; Zypern
Abstract	This article examines teachers' perceptions of, and experiences with, professional development opportunities involving a school-based project on peer observation of teaching. The study aims to reveal the ways in which seven teachers in one primary school in Cyprus see themselves as agents improving their own and peers' teaching through informal exchange of visits to each other's classrooms. In-depth interviews suggest "superficial" implementation of peer observation practices, often involving physical presence of teachers in colleagues' classes but failing to suggest enhanced collegial reflection through construction or deconstruction of personal meanings. The establishment of schools as professional learning communities is further discussed. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10