The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project
Based on qualitative and quantitative data collected from an investigation of the flagship National Teacher Training Project (NTTP) in China, this study compares the impacts of teacher professional development (PD) programs located at different distances from the participants’ workplaces. The study...
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| description | Based on qualitative and quantitative data collected from an investigation of the flagship National Teacher Training Project (NTTP) in China, this study compares the impacts of teacher professional development (PD) programs located at different distances from the participants’ workplaces. The study argues that local and nonlocal programs play different roles in teacher PD. While local programs are conducive to teachers’ mastery of context-specific knowledge and skills that are directly connected to subject teaching, nonlocal programs are crucial for teachers’ continuous professional development in the long term. The two types of programs are supplementary to each other, and teachers need access to both types of programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0187c91b2f2a4643bd0a925367c9dc392023-06-29T14:33:43ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402023-06-011310.1177/21582440231184853The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training ProjectXiaojiong Ding0Lei Wang1Lingshuai Kong2Shanghai Normal University, ChinaShanghai Maritime University, ChinaShanghai Normal University, ChinaBased on qualitative and quantitative data collected from an investigation of the flagship National Teacher Training Project (NTTP) in China, this study compares the impacts of teacher professional development (PD) programs located at different distances from the participants’ workplaces. The study argues that local and nonlocal programs play different roles in teacher PD. While local programs are conducive to teachers’ mastery of context-specific knowledge and skills that are directly connected to subject teaching, nonlocal programs are crucial for teachers’ continuous professional development in the long term. The two types of programs are supplementary to each other, and teachers need access to both types of programs.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231184853 |
| spellingShingle | Xiaojiong Ding Lei Wang Lingshuai Kong The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project SAGE Open |
| title | The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project |
| title_full | The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project |
| title_short | The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project |
| title_sort | impact of local versus nonlocal professional development programs for teachers evidence from china s national teacher training project |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231184853 |
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