ORIENTATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: UNDERSTANDING THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PD OUTCOMES ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS

Rose M. Marra; Fran Arbaugh; John Lannin; Sandra Abell; Mark Ehlert; Rena Smith; Dominike Merle-Johnson; Meredith Park Rogers

doi:10.1007/s10763-010-9223-6

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ORIENTATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: UNDERSTANDING THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PD OUTCOMES ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS

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ORIENTATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: UNDERSTANDING THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PD OUTCOMES ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS

Rose M. Marra, Fran Arbaugh, John Lannin, Sandra Abell, Mark Ehlert, Rena Smith, Dominike Merle-Johnson and Meredith Park Rogers

International journal of science and mathematics education, Vol.9(4), pp.793-816

08/01/2011

DOI: 10.1007/s10763-010-9223-6

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Abstract

Given the large investment in teacher professional development (PD), further understanding of the factors that impact PD success is needed. In a previous study, the authors established a framework for categorizing PD projects using the notion of orientations. A PD orientation is comprised of project characteristics that drive the PD design and implementation for that project. In this study, we applied this orientation framework to 14 science and mathematics PD projects and examined the relationship between projects of differing orientations and PD outcomes (e.g. perceived improvement in teaching practices). The results provide support for the value of the framework and demonstrate that PD projects with different orientations exhibit differing participant outcomes. This study also provides evidence of the value of this research framework for understanding how PD implementation characteristics are related to PD outcomes, as well as points to the value of a "balanced" orientation where both content and pedagogy are addressed in equal parts.

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Title: Subtitle: ORIENTATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: UNDERSTANDING THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PD OUTCOMES ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS
Creators: Rose M. Marra - University of Missouri
Fran Arbaugh - Pennsylvania State University
John Lannin - University of Missouri
Sandra Abell - University of Missouri
Mark Ehlert - University of Missouri
Rena Smith - University of Missouri
Dominike Merle-Johnson - University of Missouri
Meredith Park Rogers - Indiana University Bloomington
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of science and mathematics education, Vol.9(4), pp.793-816
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-010-9223-6
ISSN: 1571-0068
eISSN: 1573-1774
Publisher: Springer Nature
Number of pages: 24
Language: English
Date published: 08/01/2011
Academic Unit: Teaching and Learning
Record Identifier: 9985223622602771

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