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Professional Development and Teacher Learning

Mapping the Terrain

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ID9733501
AuthorsHarold Borko (0000-0002-7565-9307, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author), Hilda Borko (University of Colorado Boulder)
Year2004
Volume33
Issue8
Pages3-15
Publication date2004-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x033008003
OpenAlexW2149612368
LanguageEN
Citations received636
References cited41

Teacher professional development is essential to efforts to improve our schools. This article maps the terrain of research on this important topic. It first provides an overview of what we have learned as a field, about effective professional development programs and their impact on teacher learning. It then suggests some important directions and strategies for extending our knowledge into new territory of questions not yet explored

Cartography · Educational research · Engineering ethics · Faculty Development · Field (mathematics · Geography · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Professional development · Professional learning community · Sociology · Terrain · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion · Education and Technology Integration · Engineering · Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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    Open Access•Claire A Goode•2021

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    Open Access•Linh Huong Tran, Huong Linh Tran•VNU Journal of Foreign Studies•2025

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    Open Access•Steven T Katz, Steven Katz•International Encyclopedia of the…•2015

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  • Contemporary Approaches to Teacher Professional Development

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  • Collaborative design as a form of professional development

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  • Reframing Professional Development Through Understanding Authentic Professional Learning

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  • A Primer on Effective Professional Development

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  • Science Teacher Learning Progressions

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    Open Access•Anne Murray-Orr, Elizabeth Munroe•Alberta Journal of Educational…•2018

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  • New Teachers’ Career Intentions

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    Open Access•Gulled Mohamed Yasin•Discover Education•2026

  • What is gained from lesson study? German primary school teachers on outcomes and preconditions for implementation

    Open Access•Eva Kalinowski, Klara Kager et al.•Professional Development in…•2026

  • Teacher leaders’ coaching skills to support teachers noticing argumentation in the mathematics classroom

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  • Conformación de comunidades de aprendizaje profesional en Chile

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  • The effect of education-themed movies on the sentiments, attitudes and concerns of candidate teachers towards inclusive education

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  • Teacher Professional Development and Student Reasoning

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  • Generative AI as a psychological Empowerer

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  • Globalization and Science Education

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  • Configuraciones del Desarrollo Profesional Docente

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  • Effectiveness of Tesol Teachers Continuous Professional Development

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    Open Access•Mohammad Aliakbari, Alaa Mkhelf Hasoon•Al-Adab Journal•2022

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    Open Access•Muath Almohammadi, Anas Almuhammadi•International Journal of English…•2024

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  • Professional development for academic engagement

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Citations per year28,91
Citation span2004 - 2026 (23)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
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