BUILDING A SCHOOL-BASED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MODEL IN MALAYSIAN CONTEXT
No Thumbnail Available
Files
Date
2014-02-14
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Widyatama International Seminar
Abstract
Teaching is creative, complex and requires high skills.
Furthermore, teachers must constantly deepen their
knowledge and skills to remain effective throughout their
careers. Teachers` knowledge and skills can be enhanced
through the effective school-based professional learning.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships
between school-based professional learning leaders` roles
and professional learning models with teachers` practices.
This study is conducted at 60 secondary schools in
Malaysia where the information is gathered from two
phases of data collections by using multi-stage cluster
sampling technique. The exploratory factor analysis and
confirmatory factor analysis are used to obtain construct
validity. Data from the survey is used to test the
relationships among the three dimensions expressed in the
proposed model.The findings indicate there is a significant
relationship between school leaders` roles and professional
learning models with teachers` practices. The source of
data collected is Malaysia, hence, the results may not easily
generalized to other areas or countries. However, the
findings are valuable for school-based professional
learning developers` and teacher educators references,
especially for those whose circumstances are similar to
those in Malaysia. The implications of this study shows
that the professional learning leadership and professional
learning models have important impact toward teachers`
professional development.
Description
Keywords
School-based professional learning, Teacher development, Factor analysis