Does the teaching profession still need universities? by Furlong, J

“…Because of their own status in society, a close association with universities, for initial training, for continuing professional development and for research, can therefore contribute to the political advancement of the teaching profession, helping to legitimate the status of its professional knowledge. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.…”

What influences the learning cultures of subject departments in secondary schools? A study of four subject departments in England by Childs, A, Burn, K, Mcnicholl, J

“…The paper ends by considering some of the implications for teacher learning in the workplace particularly at a time, in the English context, where the government's reforms are moving towards more school-based initial teacher education and continuing professional development. © 2013 Copyright Teacher Development.…”

Enhancing Personal and Environmental Factors to Nurture the Inclusion of Italian Learners in Malta: A Case Study by Barbara Baschiera, Sandro Caruana

“…The holistic model we adopt shows that to guarantee quality inclusive pedagogies initial teacher education and continuing professional development must be addressed. Maltese schools must build better bridges with families, embracing inclusive perspectives from an eco-systemic educational viewpoint.   …”
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Supporting the Transition from Primary to Postprimary Education in 2021: Perspectives from Irish Postprimary Practitioners by Hilary O’Connor, Paul Flynn

“…The findings of this research also highlight a need to reflect on the purpose and timing of current practices, along with calls for continuing professional development programmes to be developed that specifically target the challenges faced by Irish inservice teaching practitioners. …”
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Evidence-Based Dentistry: What's New? by A. Ballini, S. Capodiferro, M. Toia, S. Cantore, G. Favia, G. De Frenza, F.R. Grassi

“…Nowadays the practice of dentistry is becoming more complex and challenging because of the continually changing in dental materials and equipments, an increasingly litigious society, an increase in the emphasis of continuing professional development, the information explosion and the consumer movement associated with advances on the Internet.…”
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Theories of learning and the Teacher Educator by Noel, Penny

“…The overall objective of a two stage project undertaken for the Huddersfield University Distributed Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (HUDCETT) was to work towards the development and utilisation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) systems and resources for Teacher Educators. …”
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In Practice: The Importance of Practitioner Research in Vocational Education by Maggie Gregson

“…Contributions from the literature explore the question of the nature and purpose of educational practice; how concepts of educational practice influence curriculum design and content in programmes for the initial and continuing professional development for teachers of vocational education; and how these can enhance or inhibit the improvement of educational practice. …”
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EFL Teachers’ Problems in HOTS Implementation during Covid Pandemic by Amalul Umam, Movi Riana Rahmawanti, Alan Jaelani

“…This study suggests that teachers must engage in continuing professional development (CPD), which can be accomplished in a variety of methods, in order to encourage the integration of higher-order thinking abilities in the classroom. …”
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Map of research on chemistry teacher education in Brazil by Osmair Benedito da Silva, Salete Linhares Queiroz

“…The levels of education focused were high school (37,2%) and higher education (54,8%), whereas the topics initial teacher training (53,3%) and continuing professional development (36,5%) were the most investigated.…”
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Academic Librarian Competency: A Description of Trends in the Peer-Reviewed Journal Literature of 2001- 2005. by Jennifer Lyn Soutter

“…The majority of articles oneducation and continuing professional development are written by authors atlibrary schools. …”
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Practitioner researchers: can an innovative approach to professional development boost pedagogical engagement across the entire teaching body? by Fillingham, C

“…This dissertation begins by considering the role of a headteacher in school improvement through the lens of educational literature and determines that Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teaching staff is considered as an effective method for improving outcomes for young people across the educational spectrum. …”

Implementing evidence in practice: do action lists work? by Haley, M, Lettis, A, Rose, P, Jenkins, L, Glasziou, P, Rose, P

“…METHODS: We aimed to investigate the content and outcomes of GPs' action lists produced on a one-day continuing professional development (CPD) course. Actions were recorded during a one-day course, and followed up six months later. …”

Preparing England's further education system for zero-carbon construction skills by Killip, G, Robson, J

“…Short courses and continuing professional development have no common standards or link with initial education and training, leading to piecemeal learning of unknown quality.…”

Mapping sustainability of professional development in four Norwegian lower-secondary schools by Siv M. Gamlem, Ingrid Helleve

“…Both the principals and teachers in these four schools claimed that to maintain sustainability of a continuing professional development there is a need to find time and structures to reflect on teaching practices and student learning.…”
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Burning Questions: What Should the Pharmacist Know about Managing Minor Burns? by Shelley Wall, Velisha Ann Perumal-Pillay

“…This commentary is a useful update to continuing professional development and can be utilised in community pharmacies and PHC settings in South Africa and across the African continent in the absence of formalised treatment guidelines for minor burns.…”
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A Think Piece: Setting an Agenda for Pedagogical Research and Scholarship: Key Questions for Public Administration Scholars, Practitioners, and Leaders — Why the Next Decade of Ped... by John Diamond

“…This <strong>Think Piece</strong> seeks to identify what the changes have led to in terms of the pedagogical questions they raise; the issues that inform the design of the curriculum; and the implications these have for the education and training as well as the continuing professional development of practitioners and leaders of public administration.…”
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Initial Training of Primary School Teachers: Development of Competencies for Inclusion and Attention to Diversity by Carmen Nuria Arvelo-Rosales, Olga María Alegre de la Rosa, Remedios Guzmán-Rosquete

“…The results showed a positive development of the four competencies, with a higher development of the competencies of continuing professional development. It was also found that the students had the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for promoting inclusion and encouraging attention to diversity in their classrooms.…”
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Recent Trends in Russian Psychiatry with Particular Emphasis on Training in Women’s Mental Health by N. Semenova, N. Ilina

“…Teaching modules and training pathways will be delivered (“not too much; not too little and in the right order”), and dimensions of quality in continuing professional development in women’s mental health (i.e., Sophistication, Credibility, Timeliness, and Utility) will be outlined. …”
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Supporting reasonable adjustments for learners with disabilities in physical education: An investigation into teacher’s perceptions of one online tool by Barbara Walsh, Track Dinning, Julie Money, Sophie Money, Anthony Maher

“…Using purposive sampling, participants were selected for the study after which they were asked to complete a continuing professional development online training course on the subject of making reasonable adjustments for learning with disabilities. …”
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Training for virtual care: What do the experts think? by Vernon Curran, Ann Hollett, Emily Peddle

“…The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore experts’ ascribed opinions on healthcare providers’ continuing professional development (CPD) needs in virtual care. …”
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