An Eclectic Professional Development Proposal for English Language Teachers
This article reports a mixed-method research project aimed at improving the practices of public sector English teachers in Cali (Colombia) through a professional development program. At the diagnostic stage surveys, documentary analysis, and a focus group yielded the teachers’ profile and profession...
- Autores:
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Chaves, Orlando
Guapacha, Maria Eugenia
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2016
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/66933
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66933
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67961/
- Palabra clave:
- 37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
English teachers’ profile
professional development
teacher quality
calidad de los profesores
desarrollo profesional
perfil de docentes de inglés
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | This article reports a mixed-method research project aimed at improving the practices of public sector English teachers in Cali (Colombia) through a professional development program. At the diagnostic stage surveys, documentary analysis, and a focus group yielded the teachers’ profile and professional needs. The action phase measured the program’s impact via surveys, evaluation formats, a focus group, researchers’ journal, and documentary analysis. Findings revealed that an eclectic approach tailored to the participants’ needs and interests and a practice-reflection-theory cycle improved the teachers’ quality. |
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