Teacher development programme and worklife practice in interplay: An inquiry into the transition from experienced to established teacher.

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Impacts of teacher development programmes on participants’ development are often measured using questionnaires that gauge approaches to teaching and self-efficacy beliefs. While important in gaining a sense of the efficacy of such programmes, they tell only of a development that has occurred in parallel with TDP participation. They do not tell how this development came about. In this study we use time-line interviews to inquire into how TDP participants match their development as teachers with meaningful engagement in other important work-life practices. We find that they do so by constituting the notion of ‘the good teacher’ in an array of qualitatively different ways. Importantly, we find that a teacher can be student focused and feel confident about their ability to facilitate quality student learning, but in a multitude of different ways. These findings have implications for the prioritizing of TDP contents and activities and also suggest new avenues for exploring how quality student learning relates to teacher development.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date20 Aug 2014
Publication statusPublished - 20 Aug 2014
EventConference of the EARLI Special Interest Groups “Higher Education“ and “Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Learning and Instruction“ - Leuven, Belgium
Duration: 20 Aug 201422 Aug 2014

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ConferenceConference of the EARLI Special Interest Groups “Higher Education“ and “Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Learning and Instruction“
CountryBelgium
CityLeuven
Period20/08/201422/08/2014

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