Beyond traditional narratives about teacher professional development: A critical perspective on teachers' working life

Coppe, Thibault;Parmentier, Michaël;Kelchtermans, Geert;Raemdonck, Isabel;Colognesi, Stéphane;et.al.
(2024) Teaching and Teacher Education — Vol. 19, n° 2024 (2024)

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We argue that overlooking teacher professional development's (TPD) temporal and spatial situatedness neglects similarities and differences throughout teachers' career stages and organizational contexts. Using latent profile analyses for early-career (n = 383), mid-career (n = 355), and late-career (n = 296) teacher groups, we found four TPD profiles in each career phase. Results showed more heterogeneity of profiles within than between career phases; most early-career teachers shared common TPD patterns with other career phases. Throughout the phases, teachers need TPD addressing their work at both the classroom and organizational levels. Our research invites researchers to rethink reductionist narratives regarding TPD.
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Coppe, T., Parmentier, M., Kelchtermans, G., Raemdonck, I., März, V., & Colognesi, S. (2024). Beyond traditional narratives about teacher professional development: A critical perspective on teachers’ working life. Teaching and Teacher Education, 19(2024). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/28893 (Original work published 2024)