Building school capacity through professional development: conceptual and empirical considerations
International Journal of Educational Management
ISSN: 0951-354X
Article publication date: 1 April 2001
Abstract
Situates current research on professional development within an organizational perspective. Offers a framework for the study of professional development, and proposes that key factors that affect student achievement be conceptualized as school capacity. Argues that increases in school capacity will lead to gains in student achievement, and that professional development should, therefore, be designed to enhance the following three dimensions of capacity. First, school capacity includes the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of individual staff members. Second, the diverse human and technical resources of a school need to be put to use in an organized, collective enterprise termed school professional community. Finally, a school’s capacity is enhanced when its programs for student and staff learning are coherent, focused, and sustained. To illustrate comprehensive professional development that addresses all aspects of school capacity, describes one school from a current study.
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Citation
King, M.B. and Newmann, F.M. (2001), "Building school capacity through professional development: conceptual and empirical considerations", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 15 No. 2, pp. 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513540110383818
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:MCB UP Ltd
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