His Ideas Are in My Head: Peer-to-Peer Teacher Observations as Professional Development

Autor/in	Hamilton, Erica R.
Titel	His Ideas Are in My Head: Peer-to-Peer Teacher Observations as Professional Development
Quelle	In: Professional Development in Education, 39 (2013) 1, S.42-64 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-5257
DOI	10.1080/19415257.2012.726202
Schlagwörter	Faculty Development; Secondary School Teachers; Observation; Peer Influence; High Schools; Online Surveys; Expertise; Teacher Attitudes; Models; Teacher Collaboration; Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beobachtung; High school; Oberschule; Expert appraisal; Lehrerverhalten; Analogiemodell; Lehrerkooperation; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This study examines an embedded professional development practice for secondary teachers, namely peer-to-peer observations (P2POs). P2POs involve teachers identifying goals and watching colleagues teach in order to expand their knowledge, practice and pedagogy. The research questions addressed are: what are teachers' experiences with P2POs, and what do teachers learn, if anything, from P2POs? This study took place during the 2010/11 school year at a Midwest, suburban public high school located in the United States and relies on survey and interview data. Sixty-five percent of faculty ("n" = 28) responded to an online survey, and eight teachers and one administrator were interviewed ("n" = 9). Results indicate that P2POs afforded many teachers choice, on-site learning opportunities and increased collegial respect. Findings also highlight inherent challenges regarding this model of solitary, one-time professional development. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10