Teaching the Teachers: An examination of an inservice program and its effects in the classroom

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An expectation of professional teachers is that inservice education is undertaken, on an on-going basis. This is particularly important at a time when society is undergoing major technological, social, economic or cultural changes, which requires teachers to play new and expanded roles. Policy direction in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America has led to school-based management, which, in a large part, means that inservice programs are budgeted for, and managed by, individual schools. It would seem important to ensure that the resources directed to professional development from school budgets are used for inservice models and implementation processes which achieve intended outcomes in terms of improved quality of teaching and learning, The purpose of this study was to conduct an indepth investigation of a commercially provided inservice program that enjoyed a positive reputation among teachers and which was in high demand by schools. No record could be found of

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