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A comparative study of rural and urban teachers’ perceptions of professional development

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posted on 2023-05-19, 14:12 authored by Parmeshwar Mohan, Lingam, GI, Chand, DD
This research examines rural and urban teachers’ perceptions of Professional Development (PD) needs. Using a qualitative research design, data were gathered by means of document analysis and semi-structured interviews with 10 rural and 10 urban teachers. The major findings which emerged were, first, the PD needs of rural schools are slightly different from urban schools; secondly, all teachers need PD to sustain the changes made to their teaching practice regardless of their geographical locations; and finally, teachers’ collaboration forms the basis of any PD. Overall, both the rural and urban teachers’ perception was that effective PD enhances professional practice, which ultimately enhances student learning. This study, by providing information on the PD needs of the rural and urban teachers in Fiji, could be of interest to schools and the Ministry of Education (MoE).

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Publication title

Waikato Journal of Education

Volume

22

Issue

4

Pagination

79-87

ISSN

2382-0373

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

University of Waikato School of Education

Place of publication

New Zealand

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Copyright 2017 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Pedagogy

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