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dc.contributor.authorMcChesney, K.
dc.contributor.authorAldridge, Jill
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T08:00:22Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T08:00:22Z
dc.date.created2018-05-18T00:22:49Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationMcChesney, K. and Aldridge, J. 2018. A review of practitioner-led evaluation of teacher professional development. Professional Development in Education. 45 (2): pp. 307-324.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67955
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19415257.2018.1452782
dc.description.abstract

The central role of teacher professional development in educational improvement is well-documented, and the investments of time and money into teacher professional development across the globe are immense. Given, however, that the quality of professional development has been shown to vary considerably, meaningful evaluation of professional development activities is critical and has been widely advocated by both researchers and education system leaders. Whereas past reviews have examined the nature and quality of researcher-led evaluations of professional development, the present review focuses on the nature and quality of practitioner-led evaluations. Using current theoretical recommendations for effective evaluation as benchmarks, the review examines the degree to which these recommendations are reflected in routine school-based evaluation of professional development, finding that a significant gap persists between theory and practice. The review also identifies practical and psychological factors that restrict further improvement in practitioner-led evaluation and proposes ways in which researchers, practitioners and policymakers could each contribute to future improvement in practitioner-led evaluation of professional development. Given that much teacher professional development occurs within school settings and/or is managed by school staff, improving the quality of routine practitioner-led evaluation of that professional development is a potentially powerful driver for positive change.

dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP110200285
dc.titleA review of practitioner-led evaluation of teacher professional development
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.startPage307
dcterms.source.endPage324
dcterms.source.issn1941-5257
dcterms.source.titleProfessional Development in Education
curtin.note

This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Professional Development in Education on 23/03/2018 available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/19415257.2018.1452782.

curtin.departmentSchool of Education
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.contributor.orcidAldridge, Jill [0000-0003-0742-0473]


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