The Value of Continuing Professional Development: Head and Teacher Perspectives - Couverture souple

Onderi, Henry

 
9783844317190: The Value of Continuing Professional Development: Head and Teacher Perspectives
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3844317198 ISBN 13 : 9783844317190
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

There is a dearth of empirical studies of the value of professional development from the perspectives of heads and teachers in Kenya. The book is a study of teacher professional development needs, the consequences of particular levels of professional development, the perceptions of teachers of their own effectiveness and the main barriers to improving the professional development of teachers. An evaluation of the effectiveness of CPD in the framework of various available approaches to the evaluation of CPD is analysed in the book. It shows that head teachers and teachers both felt the need for CPD for teachers but that this was expressed much more strongly by the heads than by the teachers. The area in which this need was expressed most strongly was in relation to external pressures on schools for new curriculum initiatives and examination performance. In general, the concludes that there is a felt need for CPD and its value for teachers and schools and it confirms the association between teacher quality and pupil examination outcomes.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

There is a dearth of empirical studies of the value of professional development from the perspectives of heads and teachers in Kenya. The book is a study of teacher professional development needs, the consequences of particular levels of professional development, the perceptions of teachers of their own effectiveness and the main barriers to improving the professional development of teachers. An evaluation of the effectiveness of CPD in the framework of various available approaches to the evaluation of CPD is analysed in the book. It shows that head teachers and teachers both felt the need for CPD for teachers but that this was expressed much more strongly by the heads than by the teachers. The area in which this need was expressed most strongly was in relation to external pressures on schools for new curriculum initiatives and examination performance. In general, the concludes that there is a felt need for CPD and its value for teachers and schools and it confirms the association between teacher quality and pupil examination outcomes.

Biographie de l'auteur

The writer lectures at Bondo University College. He holds a Masters and Doctorate(PhD)degree from the University of Reading, UK.He has lectured at Thames Valley University,UK,Kisii University College and The Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He is a trustee of 'Utulivu Women Group' and Director of an NGO 'Reading GAP International'

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3844317198
ISBN 13 
9783844317190
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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