Abstract

MUCHARREIRA, Pedro Ribeiro. School-based teacher training and teacher professional development: a case study. Rev. Educ. Questão [online]. 2016, vol.54, n.42, pp.38-64. ISSN 1981-1802.  https://doi.org/10.21680/1981-1802.2016v54n42ID10952.

This research presents the partial data from a doctoral thesis, still in development, focusing the conducted research in the role of school-based teacher training in the teacher professional development. The investigation occurred in a private school on the outskirts of Lisbon, in Portugal. The main objective was to analyze the role of continuous training of teachers, focused on the specific context of the school that constituted itself as a field of study, in the establishment of a community of learning and promoter of teacher professional development. In methodological terms it was resorted to semi-structured interviews to 20 individuals who were considered key informants, such as, teachers, top and middle leadership, as well as internal and external trainers. The main conclusions of the study point towards an effective establishment of a community learning that reflects in and over the practice, but where is highlighted the time as a primary constraint in the scope of planning and the subsequent implementation of training actions.

Keywords : Teacher training; School-based teacher training; Teacher professional development.

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