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Direct linkOpfer, V. Darleen; Pedder, David – Curriculum Journal, 2010
Reported here is one part of the nationally representative, "Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England--State of the Nation" research study which was funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). This paper sets out to understand how teachers and school leaders in England perceive the benefits and effectiveness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Professional Continuing Education, Educational Benefits
Pedder, David; Opfer, V. Darleen – Curriculum Journal, 2010
This article focuses on the planning and organisation of teachers' continuous professional development as part of the nationally representative "Schools and Continuing Professional Development in England--State of the Nation" research study (SoNS), commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). Thematic analysis of data…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Qualitative Research, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Pedder, David; Opfer, V. Darleen; McCormick, Robert; Storey, Anne – Curriculum Journal, 2010
This article introduces the "Schools and Continuing Professional Development State of the Nation" study (SoNS). Discussion of English policy together with an account of the study's aims and research design provide a context for the other articles included in this special issue. A key assumption behind the research, and the prevailing CPD policy…
Descriptors: Research Design, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Data Analysis
Opfer, V. Darleen; Pedder, David – Curriculum Journal, 2010
This paper sets out to investigate issues of access to continuous professional development faced by teachers in England. Specifically, the paper attempts to understand the types of CPD activities that are offered to teachers, the types of activities in which teachers participated and whether a disconnect occurs between activities offered and those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education, Access to Education
Pedder, David – Curriculum Journal, 2007
This article reports findings from a survey of the values and perceived practices of 1212 members of staff in 32 schools in England participating in the "Learning How to Learn" (LHTL) project in relation to teachers' professional learning. Through factor analysis four underlying dimensions of teachers' learning practices were developed. These…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Learning Strategies, Factor Analysis
James, Mary; Pedder, David – Curriculum Journal, 2006
This article reports the findings of a survey of 558 teachers in England. It describes how conceptual and empirical insights from the literature informed the construction of questionnaire items to provide answers to questions about the way in which teachers value different classroom assessment practices and how congruent with these values they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Values, Teacher Surveys
