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ERIC Number: EJ1296584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 29
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
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Teacher Professional Learning and Professional Update in Scotland
Adams, Paul; Mann, Kirsten
Education 3-13, v49 n5 p592-605 2021
The research here presented discusses teacher professional learning (PL) policy in Scotland and in particular the recently introduced Professional Update (PU). From 2001, there have been significant policy reforms in relation to PL in Scotland including a new Standard for Career Long Professional Learning (SCLPL) and PU. The research identified how PU has been located by a small number of primary teachers. A qualitative research design was employed and seven teachers were interviewed for their views on PL and PU. None of the teachers explicitly described engaging with SCLPL and associated procedures. PU was considered to be bureaucratic with little to do with learning. For the participants, PL appeared to be located in, and dependent upon, school and local authority contexts. However, accountability for learning seems to rest with individual teachers through the mechanisms of PU. Recommendations for further study are provided.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Scotland)
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