Comparing Teachers', Administrators', and Instructional Coaches' Perceptions of Personalized Professional Development.
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of teacher professional development is to enhance teacher quality so that \nstudents may achieve at high levels. Many times, professional development is too general or not \nconnected to teachers’ needs or learning preferences. \nThe purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the perceptions of teachers, \nadministrators, and instructional coaches on personalized professional development (PPD) \npractices in the Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Warren Township. MSD of Warren \nTownship is a large, mostly urban school district located in central Indiana. After reviewing the \nliterature, the need for this specific research became evident as there were limited quantitative \nfindings available regarding PPD at the national, state, or district levels. Therefore, this study \nsought to provide research to inform current practice in the district of the study as well as other \ndistricts looking to implement PPD. \nData for this study were collected using the second version of Learning Forward’s \nStandards Assessment Inventory (SAI-2). The SAI-2 is an online, anonymous Likert-scale \nsurvey tool that was developed based on the seven Learning Forward Professional Learning Standards. The standards are: communities, leadership, resources, data, learning designs, \nimplementation, and outcomes. \nThe results of this study suggested that in most cases, teachers, administrators, and \ninstructional coaches were in agreement regarding the quality of the PPD being delivered in \nMSD of Warren Township. Although no statistically significant differences in perceptions about \nPPD were revealed between the groups, the results still provided important information for those \nin MSD Warren charged with creating high quality, effective, PPD. Implications for practice \nincluded recommendations for planning and improving PPD programs at the district and school \nlevel.
Author: Timothy Hanson
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2783530102