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Kaymakamoglu, Sibel Ersel – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This study aimed to investigate the two primary school science teachers' conceptions of professional development, their perceptions of self-improvement and the factors influencing their professional development. In this investigation, a case study approach was adopted. The participant teachers were given a semi-structured interview and the data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Karagiorgi, Yiasemina – Professional Development in Education, 2012
In an effort to explore Greek-Cypriot teachers' development of professional identities, the current study reveals the ways in which seven teachers in one primary school in Cyprus perceive themselves as agents improving their teaching and growing as professionals. In-depth interviews indicate that teachers' conceptions of good teaching reflect a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Identity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Antoniou, Panayiotis; Kyriakides, Leonidas; Creemers, Bert P. M. – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2011
This paper argues that research on teacher professional development could be integrated with validated theoretical models of educational effectiveness research (EER). A dynamic integrated approach (DIA) to teacher professional development is proposed. The methods and results of a study comparing the impact of the DIA and the Holistic-Reflective…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Integrated Activities, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Skills