School-based professional development in one Lebanese school
This case study examines the attitudes of the secondary and middle school teachers at one school in Lebanon regarding the effect of the school’s professional development (PD) programs on the quality of their teaching practices and motivation. It also examines teachers’ attitudes regarding PD as well...
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| author | Nabhani, Mona |
| author2 | Bahous, Rima Hamdan, Zeina |
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| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2012 2015-11-04T13:09:01Z 2015-11-04T13:09:01Z 2015-11-04 |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 1941-5257 http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2436 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2011.639077 Nabhani, M., Bahous, R., & Hamdan, Z. (2012). School-based professional development in one Lebanese school: how much is too much?. Professional development in education, 38(3), 435-451. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19415257.2011.639077 |
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| description | This case study examines the attitudes of the secondary and middle school teachers at one school in Lebanon regarding the effect of the school’s professional development (PD) programs on the quality of their teaching practices and motivation. It also examines teachers’ attitudes regarding PD as well as their recommendations to improve the quality of the PD program provided by their school. Questionnaires, focus group interviews and observations were conducted to collect and triangulate data results. Results show that teachers regard PD in their school as beneficial in general but able to be enhanced further. Although the attitude of novice teachers towards PD is more favorable than that of veteran teachers, findings show that the overall teachers’ attitude towards PD is a negative one. Modifications and suggestions to improve the quality of the PD activities are proposed by the teachers. The school offers a prosperous PD program, but its fruitfulness will remain limited unless an organizational structure is created. |
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| spelling | School-based professional development in one Lebanese schoolHow much is too much?Nabhani, MonaBahous, RimaHamdan, ZeinaThis case study examines the attitudes of the secondary and middle school teachers at one school in Lebanon regarding the effect of the school’s professional development (PD) programs on the quality of their teaching practices and motivation. It also examines teachers’ attitudes regarding PD as well as their recommendations to improve the quality of the PD program provided by their school. Questionnaires, focus group interviews and observations were conducted to collect and triangulate data results. Results show that teachers regard PD in their school as beneficial in general but able to be enhanced further. Although the attitude of novice teachers towards PD is more favorable than that of veteran teachers, findings show that the overall teachers’ attitude towards PD is a negative one. Modifications and suggestions to improve the quality of the PD activities are proposed by the teachers. The school offers a prosperous PD program, but its fruitfulness will remain limited unless an organizational structure is created.PublishedN/A2015-11-04T13:09:01Z2015-11-04T13:09:01Z20122015-11-04Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1941-5257http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2436http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2011.639077Nabhani, M., Bahous, R., & Hamdan, Z. (2012). School-based professional development in one Lebanese school: how much is too much?. Professional development in education, 38(3), 435-451.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19415257.2011.639077enProfessional Development in Educationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/24362016-08-30T09:14:43Z |
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