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How Will Self-Directed Professional Development Affect Teacher’s Job Satisfaction? |
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PP: 29-43 |
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Amal AL Dossari,
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Abstract |
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| This inquiry project aims to investigate the effect of self-directed professional development on teachers job satisfaction focusing on classroom walkthrough observation as a model of professional development. The goal is to answer the following questions: How will self -directed professional development affect teachers job satisfaction and ,to what extent non-evaluative observation improve teachers classroom practice. The paper will shed a light on the definition of the learning walkthroughs as a practice of classroom observation and feedback which is considered a tool to evaluate teachers performance .However, the review reveals different models of walkthroughs .Thus different practices have different impact on the teaching /learning environment. This study will start by creating a team of participant teachers, principals ,supervisors and training supervisors who will practice non-evaluative learning walkthroughs in 4 chosen public high schools in Saudi Arabia in one semester of the upcoming academic year. Participants will be interviewed in three phases during the experiment. Qualitative data will be categorized, coded and analyzed to come up with results and answers for the inquiry. The significance of this study is that its results will reflect on the professional development environment in the educational field in Saudi Arabia .The study will contribute in improving understanding about designing professional development programs and also promoting a new concept of self-directed professional development represented in the classroom walkthrough as a practice. |
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