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Staff Development and the Process of Teacher Change

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ID9730874
AuthorsThomas R Guskey (0000-0003-1383-2407, University of Kentucky, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume15
Issue5
Pages5-12
Publication date1986-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x015005005
OpenAlexW2126995272
LanguageEN
Citations received173
References cited23

This article presents a model that describes the process of teacher change, particularly through staff development programs. The model suggests a temporal sequence of events that is hypothesized to typify the process front staff development to enduring change in teachers’ perceptions and attitudes. Research evidence supporting the model is summarized and the conditions under which change might be facilitated are described. Several principles for enhancing the change process to improve staff development efforts are also outlined

Pedagogy · Perception · Process (computing · Process development · Process management · Professional development · Sociology · Theory of change · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Computer Science · Engineering · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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