Enhancing professional development aimed at changing teachers' perceptions of Micronesian students / Jones, Josephine Pangelinan
- Bib ID:
- 7124087
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Jones, Josephine Pangelinan, author
- Description:
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- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2012
- 113 p.
- ISBN:
- 9781267698810
- Summary:
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Teacher professional development has long been seen as a way to improve teacher practice which in turn should improve student academic achievement. Year after year, educational organizations spend large sums of money on providing professional development opportunities for teachers. However, many times those same opportunities aren't evaluated for effectiveness and measures aren't taken to improve what needs improving. In Hawai'i, the department of education continuously offers professional development aimed at helping teachers who provide services for Micronesian students. This study used a mixed-methods approach to evaluate whether or not one such opportunity called the "Culturally Responsive Strategies for Micronesian Students (Understanding and Supporting Micronesian Students in Our Schools)" workshop, was successful in increasing teacher knowledge about Micronesian cultures and in changing teachers' perceptions of Micronesian students.
The purpose of the evaluation was to determine effectiveness and to identify what worked well and what can be improved. The results showed that while there was no relationship between the change in teacher knowledge and teacher perception, there was a significant increase in knowledge and a significant change in teacher perception. Additionally, results indicated that participants found content specific to Micronesia and reflective learning activities to be most effective in helping them understand Micronesian students better.
- Notes:
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- Advisors: Melora Sundt Committee members: Dominic Brewer; Larry Picus.
- Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-02(E), Section: A.
- English
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- University of Southern California. Education, degree granting institution
- Copyright:
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