Secondary School Teachers' Professional Development in Australia and Shanghai

Needs, Support, and Barriers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3316643
AutoresGuangbao Fang (0000-0002-1910-3208, Monash University, autor de correspondencia), Philip Wing Keung Chan (0000-0003-1605-1665, Monash University), Penelope Kalogeropoulos (0000-0001-8300-8638, Monash University)
Año2021
Volumen11
Número3
Fecha de publicación2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/21582440211026951
OpenAlexW3181723375
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas39

Using data from the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS; 2013), this article explores teachers' needs, support, and barriers in their professional development. The research finds that Australian teachers expressed greater needs in information and communication technology (ICT) use and new technology training for teaching, while Shanghai teachers required more assistance to satisfy students' individual learning and pedagogical competencies. More than 80% of Australian and Shanghai teachers received scheduled time to support their participation in professional development, whereas less than 20% of Australian and Shanghai teachers received monetary or nonmonetary support. In terms of barriers, Australian and Shanghai teachers reported two significant barriers that conflicted with their participation in professional development: "working schedule" and "a lack of incentives to take part." This article reveals implications of the study in the design of an effective professional development program for Australian and Shanghai teachers and ends with discussing the limitations of the research and future research directions

Faculty Development · Incentive · Information and Communications Technology · Management · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Professional development · Professional learning community · Public relations · Schedule · Education and Technology Integration · Gender and Technology in Education · Medicine · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies