ERIC Number: EJ1185438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-9768
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The Value of CK, PK, and PCK in Professional Development Programs Predicted by the Progressive Beliefs of Elementary School Teachers
Hwang, Ming-Yueh; Hong, Jon-Chao; Hao, Yung-Wei
European Journal of Teacher Education, v41 n4 p448-462 2018
Teachers' professional development (PD) receives a great deal of attention in current educational settings. However, research has shown that many teachers hesitate to attend PD programs. In this study, data were collected from 270 elementary school teachers and were subjected to confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to examine their intention to attend the weekly PD programs on Wednesday afternoons (PDWAP). The results revealed that the participants value the acquisition of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) more than they value pedagogical knowledge (PK) and content knowledge (CK) because of the expected usefulness of each for teaching. Moreover, the results of this study have implications for PD program design, and call for a stronger focus on PCK.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Faculty Development, Program Design, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Intention, Questionnaires, Goodness of Fit, Foreign Countries, Path Analysis, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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