Evans, L (2014) Leadership for professional development and learning: enhancing our understanding of how teachers develop. Cambridge Journal of Education, 44 (2). 179 - 198 (20). ISSN 0305-764X
Abstract
The educational research community has made great strides in clarifying and enhancing our understanding of professional development and how it occurs. Yet in relation to one question - how do people develop professionally? – this knowledge base falls short, for while much research has been directed at addressing the question, findings have tended to lack the specificity that offers the kind of meaningful elucidation that may usefully inform professional development-focused leadership policy and practice. In particular, the micro-level cognitive process of professional development – what occurs inside an individual’s head in order for her/him to experience a single professional development ‘episode’ - remains under-examined in educational research. This article is intended as a contribution towards addressing this short-fall. It presents the author’s conceptual analyses of professionalism and professional development – revealing the multidimensional componential structure of each – and examines how understanding of this multidimensionality may help school leaders promote and facilitate professional development.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2014 University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Cambridge Journal of Education on 13/02/14, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0305764X.2013.860083 |
Keywords: | Professional learning; Professionalism; Headteacher standards; Leadership standards; Workplace learning; Continuing professional development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2015 11:48 |
Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2015 04:26 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2013.860083 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/0305764X.2013.860083 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83099 |