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Publication Date: 2014
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Learner Orientation through Professional Development of Teachers? Empirical Results from Cascade Training in Anglophone Cameroon
Lange, Sarah
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, v44 n4 p587-612 2014
This paper examines the effects of a professional development programme on the attitudes towards the teaching and learning of teachers in the Anglophone part of Cameroon. The development programme combines a multiplier system with school-based in-service training. The research compares the effects that the training had on the attitudes of three groups of teachers in a control group design: (1) teachers participating in the in-service training, subdivided into (1a) teachers trained as multipliers and (1b) teachers trained by the multipliers, and (2) teachers who did not participate in the training. The study featured a quantitative control group design (n = 292) and is intended to contribute to the discussion on the sustainable effects of in-service teacher training in low-income countries. The data collection was conducted in 13 secondary schools in Cameroon. The results suggest that the programme had effects on the teachers' attitudes and classroom practices.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Control Groups, Secondary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Developing Nations, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Quasiexperimental Design, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon
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