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Mediating Influences in Professional Learning: Factors That Lead to Appropriation & Principled Adaptation
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Longhurst, Max L.; Jones, Suzanne H.; Campbell, Todd – Professional Development in Education, 2022
Understanding factors that influence teacher use of professional development learning is critical if we are to maximise the educational and financial investment in teacher development. This study used a multi-case mixed methodology to investigate the factors that influence teacher adoption, adaption, and abandonment of teacher-directed learning.…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Improvement, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Multi-Year Professional Development Grounded in Educative Curriculum Focused on Integrating Technology with Reformed Science Teaching Principles
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Longhurst, Max L.; Coster, Daniel C.; Wolf, Paul G.; Duffy, Aaron M.; Lee, Hyunju; Campbell, Todd – School Science and Mathematics, 2016
Visions of science teaching and learning in the newest U.S. standards documents are dramatically different than those found in most classrooms. This research addresses these differences through closely examining one professional development (PD) project that connects teacher learning and teacher practice with student learning/achievement. This…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 8, Science Teachers, Faculty Development
Factors Influencing Teacher Appropriation of Professional Learning Focused on the Use of Technology in Science Classrooms
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Longhurst, Max L.; Jones, Suzanne H.; Campbell, Todd – Teacher Development, 2017
Understanding factors that impact teacher implementation of learning from professional development is critical in order to maximize the educational and financial investment in teacher professional learning. This multi-case qualitative investigation elucidates factors that influence the appropriation of instructional tools associated with…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Social Theories, Communities of Practice, Technology Uses in Education