Tax professionals’ views on continuing professional development (CPD) programs in Malaysia by Mat Udin, Noraza, Abdul Manaf, Nor Aziah, Ishak, Zuaini, A.R., Rusniza

“…This article reports on a study examining continuing professional development (CPD) programs for tax professionals.The aim of the study is to identify the important source of knowledge and the process of acquiring knowledge through CPD programs.Using a quantitative survey method, the views of CPD program participants were gathered.This study finds that CPD programs are no longer perceived as the main source of tax professionals’ knowledge enhancement.The ineffective programs lead tax professionals to search for knowledge through reading materials.Thus, this study suggests the needs to revise CPD programs in term of the contents and duration to re-attract tax professionals’ participation in the programs. …”
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Training effectiveness's in continuing professional development program for general insurance agents by Badlishah, Shahrizal, Abdul Majid, Abdul Halim

“…Attaining training effectiveness for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program will be beneficial for General Insurance Agents in performing their daily activities.The CPD Program for General Insurance Agents applies to all the practitioners in the general insurance agency force with effect from 1st January 2005 where the training hours and related requirements stipulated in the guidelines must be complied with. …”
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Analysis of Chinese EFL Lecturers’ Attitude Toward Online Professional Development by Lingdi, Kong, Khaliza, Saidin, Mohd Kasri, Saidon, Haihong, Yang

“…Overall, this study shows that perceived usefulness and ease of use are high among sampled of Chinese EFL lecturers’ attitude toward their OPD.Besides, anxiety has a significant effect on the professional development of teachers. It is also recommended that OPD courses should be tailored toward EFL lecturers’ professional development needs.This would help them to raise their willingness as well as enthusiasm and have good reason to participate OPD courses.…”

Implementation of lesson study as an innovative professional development model among Malaysian school teachers by Chiew, Chin Mon, Dali, Mohd Hasani, Lim, Chap Sam

“…Purpose – This qualitative study explored the implementation of Lesson Study, a kind of teacher-directed and bottom-up approach of the Japanese model of teacher professional development in the Malaysian education context.It seeks to answer the question of how implementation of lesson study as an innovative professional development model among Malaysian school teachers influences teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge, and what school-based factors support or hinder the implementation of lesson study in the Malaysian context. …”
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Challenges of Chinese EFL lecturers attending online professional development in Ningxia: barriers and solutions by Kong, Ling-Di, Saidon, Mohd Kasri, Saidin, Khaliza

“…Rapid development of information technology provides a favorable and high-quality platform for teachers’ online professional development. However, due to some factors, some teachers are unable to attend their OPD courses successful and effectively. …”
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Challenges of Chinese EFL Lecturers Attending Online Professional Development in Ningxia: Barriers and Solutions by Kong, Ling-di, Saidon, Mohd Kasri, Saidin, Khaliza

“…Rapid development of information technology provides a favorable and high-quality platform for teachers’ online professional development. However, due to some factors, some teachers are unable to attend their OPD courses successful and effectively.Therefore, the research objective of this study was to assess the challenges of Chinese EFL lecturers attending online professional development (OPD).The participants consist of 100 EFL lecturers from 3 universities in Ningxia.The instrument for data collection used for the study was 20-item questionnaire.The researchers adopted the Cronbach Alpha method to determine the reliability of the instrument.A reliability index of 0.81 was obtained.Two research questions were structured and data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.Findings revealed that, over workload and shortage of time are among the barriers of OPD for EFL lecturers.It was also recommended that less workload and adequate technical support would improve lecturers’ professional development in universities.…”
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The Influence of Principals' Technology Leadership and Professional Development on Teachers’ Technology Integration in Secondary Schools by Thannimalai, Raamani, Raman, Arumugam

“…Besides that, the effect of Professional Development as a moderator of the mentioned relationship was also investigated. …”
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The Influence of Principals' Technology Leadership and Professional Development on Teachers' Technology Integration in Secondary Schools by Thannimalai, Raamani, Raman, Arumugam

“…Besides that, the effect of Professional Development as a moderator of the mentioned relationship was also investigated. …”
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Teachers’ Perception of Online Professional Development: A Case of Chinese High School Teachers in Ningxia by Kong, Ling-di, Saidon, Mohd Kasri, Saidin, Khaliza

“…However, Chinese researchers found that less than 50% teachers eager to participate in online courses for their professional development. Therefore, research objective of this study was to identify Chinese high school teachers’ perception toward usefulness and ease of use of online professional development (OPD). …”
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Principal's technology leadership and technological integration in Kedah National secondary schools: Professional development as a moderator by Thannimalai, Raamani, Raman, Arumugam

“…In addition, studies such as Richardson and McLeod (2011) and Wang (2010), suggest that the professional development of principals should be further investigated.The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between the five constructs of the National Education Technology Standards-Administrator (2009) namely Visionary Leadership, Digital Age Learning Culture, Excellence in Professional Practice, Systemic Improvement and Digital Citizenship with technology integration (ISTE, 2009).In addition, professional development is investigated as a moderator based on previous researcher’s recommendations.Methodology - In this cross sectional survey, systematic random sampling will be carried out to select 79 principals and 370 teachers from national secondary schools in Kedah.. …”
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Kelestarian pembangunan profesionalisme guru dalam pembelajaran sepanjang hayat (Sustainability of teacher professional development in lifelong learning) by Saad, Norazlinda, Sankaran, Surendran

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Kelestarian pembangunan profesionalisme guru dalam pembelajaran sepanjang hayat (Sustainability of Teacher Professional Development in Lifelong Learning) by Saad, Norazlinda, Sankaran, Surendran

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Exploring The Impact of Internship Experiences on Students’ Personal and Professional Development Through the Lens of Chickering’s Identity Development Theory by Amin, Umme Umaimah, Nordin, Norhafizi, Hashim, Mohamad Syafiqi, Hasbullah, Siti Aminah

“…Hence, this study aims to explore the impact of internship programs on the personal and professional development of Hospitality and Risk Management and Insurance students in Universiti Utara Malaysia. …”
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Use of information communication technology (ICT) in teacher professional development course via distance: a case study of teachers in Kedah by Dzakiria, Hisham

Transforming teacher's practices through lesson study by Dali, Mohd Hasani, Chiew, Chin Mon, Lim, Chap Sam

“…Background: Based on widely-held belief and perception that improving teachers will then improve teaching practices, professional development has become one of the main agendas in educational reforms. …”
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Capacity building : Home and away by Hudson, Peter, Lane, Rebecca Spooner, Dooley, Karen

“…The capacity building in this study involved professional development on specific preservice teacher education units conducted through Australian and English universities. …”
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Implementation of 21st century learning and the challenges by Mohd Rusdin, Norazlin, Ali, Siti Rahaimah

“…Knowledge, resources, facilities and professional development have contributed big effect on the teaching quality. …”
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The impact of principal's instructional leadership behavior on PPSMI teachers' teaching practices by Abdul Wahab, Mahidah, Abdullah, Abdul Ghani Kanesan

“…The results revealed that Principals’ Instructional Leadership Behavior such as Protecting Instructional Time (β = 3.18; p < 0.05) and Promoting Professional Development (β = -0.520; p<0.05) has significant impact upon Teachers’ Instructional Materials and Tools. …”
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Strategizing inclusivity in teaching diverse learners in higher education by Awang Hashim, Rosna, Kaur, Amrita, Valdez, Nena P.

“…Significance -The findings have implications for faculty professional development, classroom teaching practices for inclusive pedagogy in higher education institutions and use of CoP as a framework for such developments.…”
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Barriers of Implementing Action Research among Malaysian Teachers by Shanmugam, S. Kanageswari Suppiah, Lee, Shok Mee

“…Action research is instrumental in enhancing teachers’ professional development.Therefore, this study attempts to identify the challenges faced by Malaysian teachers in conducting action research in their schools and ensure its successful implementation.A total of 34 mathematics and science teachers participated in a focus group discussion.Thematic analyses indicate that the challenges can be classified as the ‘S Factor’ (school factor) and the ‘T Factor’ (teacher factor).The key challenges were found to be lack of research culture in schools, which have led to a series of other challenges, and teachers’ lack of confidence due to limited scaffolding received in acquiring research-based knowledge and skills.…”
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