ERIC Number: ED644324
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 96
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ISBN: 979-8-4387-6423-6
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Online Follow-Up Professional Development: Exploring Platforms to Deconstruct Inequalities in Teacher Access to Best Instructional Practices
Reba Marie Miller
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University
Teachers in rural areas need equitable access to professional development to develop their instructional capacities and efficacy. Moreover, the teachers in this district work in rural schools with little access to professional development and resources. Teachers for a Better Belize (TFABB) is a non-profit organization that provides free face-to-face professional development for the teachers in this region. Even with volunteers visiting throughout the year, teachers in this region need more support with content and pedagogy. This study aims to discover if an intervention of follow-up online professional development added to face-to-face professional development will help to develop teachers' capacities and efficacy. This study will utilize qualitative methods through the use of surveys, interviews, discussions and observations. TFABB volunteers will gain insight into whether this follow-up online professional development lives its mission as an organization and decide if it should be added to future work. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Electronic Learning, Equal Education, Access to Education, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Nonprofit Organizations, Foreign Countries, Intervention, In Person Learning, Self Efficacy, Capacity Building, Rural Schools, Volunteers
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belize
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