Challenges Encountered by Communities of Practice in Enhancing Continuing Professional Teachers Development in High Schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12320850 |
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| Authors | Adeola Folasade Akinyemi (0000-0003-1900-3837, University of Fort Hare, corresponding author), Symphorosa Rembe (0000-0003-1056-7118) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 8-16 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09720073.2017.1377890 |
| OpenAlex | W2770461958 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper investigates challenges encountered by communities of practice in enhancing continuing professional teachers’ development in selected high schools in the Fort Beaufort Education District, South Africa. The study adopted the mixed methods research approach that concurrently integrated procedures in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. It employed structured and unstructured questionnaires as well as face-to-face interviews as data collection instruments. Teachers not having sufficient time to meet due to various workloads and unavailability of permanent space for meeting venue were the major challenges encountered by formal and informal communities of practice. The study concluded that teachers did not have sufficient time to engage in collaborative learning activities. The study recommends that teachers spend adequate time for collaborative learning activities in communities of practice and informal communities of practice activities in high schools should be supported with financial and educational resources by the Department of Education
Beaufort scale · Continuing education · Continuing professional development · Data collection · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Higher education · Informal education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Medicine · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
A Practical Introduction to In-Depth Interviewing
Communities of Practice
Models of Continuing Professional Development
Teacher communities as a context for professional development
Building Professional Learning Communities to Enhance Continuing Professional Development in South African Schools
Teacher education communities of practice
The development of teachers’ visions from preservice into their first years teaching
How does the learning environment in teacher education cultivate first year student teachers' sense of professional agency in the professional community
School context and instructional capacity
Teacher Job Satisfaction and Student Achievement
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