Browsing Education Journal Articles by Subject "professional development"
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Evaluation of a special education professional development program: part 2: Success case studies
(Australasian Evaluation Society, 2009)An earlier article in EJA (Piggot-Irvine 2008) reported on the background, methodology and overall results for an evaluation study of a special education teacher professional development project that involved action research ... -
The long journey: Developing a model of PLD for the future
(Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014)This paper presents the longitudinal learning journey of two educators who participated in the Virtual Professional Learning and Development programme (VPLD) between 2010 and 2013. Each participant’s story of change describes ... -
Managing curriculum change and 'ontological uncertainty' in tertiary education
(Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia, 2013)Curriculum reform at institutional level is a challenging endeavour. Those charged with leading this process will encounter both enthusiasm and multiple obstacles to teacher engagement including the particularly complex ... -
Professional development for new classroom spaces : extending the concerns-based adoption model
(Edinburgh Napier University in collaboration with Aston University, the Universities of Dundee and Auckland, 2018)This article outlines how a tertiary institution designed professional development, during the first year of a long-term building initiative, to support teachers moving into new collaborative learning spaces. The Concerns-Based ... -
Sustaining excellence in experienced principals? Critique of a professional learning community approach
(International Electronic Journal for Leadership Learning, 2006)Independent reviewer evaluations of the Ministry of Education (MoE) funded Principal Professional Learning Community (PPLC) programme for experienced principals in New Zealand (NZ) suggest a highly valued and strongly ... -
Triangulation in action: Mixed method evaluation of a professional development program for teachers of students with special education needs
(Australasian Evaluation Society, 2008)This article presents a summary review of the design and results of an independently conducted evaluation of a national New Zealand (NZ) Ministry of Education funded contract for professional development of staff of students ... -
The two towers : the quest for appraisal and leadership development of middle leaders online
(Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ), 2017)This paper sets out to examine the role of middle leaders and their quest for effective appraisal and leadership development online —the two towers. Research that focuses on the role of middle leaders, in terms of their ...