Teacher Professional Development in Focus

1. Teacher Professional Development in Focus � Reorganizing the Existing In-Service Training Scheme in Cyprus

2. 2 Contents Introduction Teacher Professional Development The Cyprus Context The Research Design Findings-Implications Concluding Points

3. Introduction 3 Aim of the project* To diagnose teachers� in-service training needs in Cyprus address the potential development of in-service training in the particular educational system within the framework of lifelong professional development lay foundations for further study on emerging directions

4. Introduction 4 Relevance

5. Teacher Professional Development 5 International Perspective

6. Teacher Professional Development 6 European Perspective

7. The Context 7 Characteristics

8. The Context 8 Teacher Training

9. The Context 9 Problems of In-Service Training Scheme

10. Methodology 10 Questionnaires

11. Methodology 11 Sample - Return Rates

12. Methodology 12 Demographic Profile of Participants

13. Methodology 13 Analyses

14. Overview

15. Findings 15

16. Findings 16

17. Findings 17 Open Question Statements

18. Findings 18

19. Findings 19 Open Question Statements

20. Thematic Orientations to Teacher Needs

21. Findings 21

22. Alternative forms of development

23. Findings 23

24. Quality assurance and efficiency

25. Findings 25

26. Findings 26

27. Links to school improvement

28. Findings 28

29. Findings 29 Open Question Statements

30. Multiplicity of providers

31. Findings 31

32. Findings 32 Open Question Statements

33. Decentralization in structures

34. Findings 34

35. Findings 35 Open Question Statements

36. Findings 36

37. Findings 37 Open Question Statements

38. Findings 38

39. Findings 39 Open Question Statements

40. Teacher involvement

41. Concluding Point 41

42. Concluding Point 42