Impact of teachers’ professional development on school improvement—an analysis at Bangladesh standpoint

Hoque, Kazi Enamul and Alam, Gazi Mahabubul and Abdullah, Abdul Ghani Kanesean (2011) Impact of teachers’ professional development on school improvement—an analysis at Bangladesh standpoint. Asia Pacific Education Review, 12. pp. 337-348. ISSN ISSN: 1598-1037

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Abstract

This study seeks to describe the teachers’ professional development activities in Bangladesh and explores the hypotheses about the relationship between teachers’ traditional professional development activities and school improvement. Data from a representative sample of City secondary schools from Bangladesh (n = 127) were gathered through questionnaires from 127 principals and 694 teachers. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used in this research. This study found significant impacts of some of teachers’ professional development activities on school improvement. Also found that the maximum school improvement can be achieved if schools put more emphasis on teachers’ collaboration, in-service training and classroom observation and less emphasis on individual action enquiry. The findings of this study provide important information for the policy makers, educational managers and especially for the headmasters and teachers concerned with the improvement of teachers’ quality in secondary schools of Bangladesh. This study adopts a concurrent approach of data collection and analysis.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	6642/18863
Uncontrolled Keywords:	teachers’ professional development, � school improvement, teachers’ collaboration � in-service training,� classroom observation
Subjects:	UNSPECIFIED
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User:	Nur' Aini Abu Bakar
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2012 11:48
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2012 11:48
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/18863

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