Coaching and Collaborative CPD; its impact on teachers’ attitudes towards professional development and their professionalism in an international school
The following research aims to identify the impact collaborative learning opportunities, such as peer coaching, have on teachers’ attitudes towards continuing professional development (CPD) initiatives and their own professionalism. The research is carried out in an international school in the Un...
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| Format: | Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47998/ |
| Summary: | The following research aims to identify the impact collaborative learning opportunities, such as
peer coaching, have on teachers’ attitudes towards continuing professional development (CPD)
initiatives and their own professionalism. The research is carried out in an international school in
the United Arab Emirates which has its own unique challenges and opportunities. The research is
qualitative and used individual interviews and focus groups with teachers from a variety of
cultural backgrounds and years of experience.
The results show that incorporating collaborative learning into school led CPD initiatives can
have a positive effect on teachers’ attitudes. However, what the research also uncovered was that
circumstances outside the control of the study, such as the corporate management model and
budgetary cutbacks had a greater impact on these teachers’ attitudes than the success of the
collaborative learning. |
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