Teacher Professional Development: Perceptions of Teachers in Different Lifelong Periods

Authors

  • Rui Pires PhD in Educational Sciences. Unit for Research, Education and Development (UIED) - Departament of Applied Social Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology - New University of Lisbon.
  • Mariana Gaio Alves PhD and Aggreagation in Educational Sciences. Unit for Research, Education and Development (UIED) - Departament of Applied Social Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology - New University of Lisbon.
  • Teresa N. R. Gonçalves Faculty of Education, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_50-1_3

Keywords:

teacher professional development, lifelong learning, teacher professional life period

Abstract

Nowadays, given the broad consensus assumption that professional development is a learning process throughout life, this article summarizes the results of a doctoral research in which the main objective is the characterization of the perceptions of
non-higher education teachers of their own professional development processes.
Conceptually, it is argued that teachers’ professional development comprises formal and informal types of learning in different periods of their life. This empirical study is based on a qualitative methodology, with data collected through Focus
Groups, involving teachers of all grade levels, from preschool to secondary, and in different stages of their professional life cycle. The obtained results highlight some differences between the teachers’ perceptions, according to the period of working life in which they are, and the teaching grade they currently teach.

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Published

2016-12-20

How to Cite

Pires, R., Alves, M. G., & Gonçalves, T. N. R. (2016). Teacher Professional Development: Perceptions of Teachers in Different Lifelong Periods. Revista Portuguesa De Pedagogia, 50(1), 57-78. https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8614_50-1_3

Issue

Nº 50-1 (2016)

Section

Articles

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