Curriculum development and teachers' professional development: A case study

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Abstract

This paper will focus on a case study involving the inclusion of traditional Chinese fairy tales in the Primary Four curriculum. The methodology used includes interviews, survey questionnaires and classroom observations. By this means, the professional development of language teachers’ (undertaking an in-service course) is investigated. The findings of this study have implications for teachers and teacher education and will be discussed from the perspective of teachers’ professional development.

Conference

ConferenceThe Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA) International Conference 2006: Educational Research, Policy and Practice in an Era of Globalization = 亞太教育研究學會國際研討會2006:全球化中的教育研究、政策與實踐
Abbreviated titleAPERA 2006
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
Period28/11/0630/11/06

Citation

Man, Y. L. (2006, November). Curriculum development and teachers' professional development: A case study. Teachers' professional development: Characteristics of mentors, dialogue between mentors and proteges, language teachers' professional development. Symposium conducted at the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA) International Conference 2006: Educational Research, Policy and Practice in an Era of Globalization, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, China.

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