A QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM....
Cheryl Blalock, T.S. Sunil
The majority of professional development program evaluations focus on the professional growth of the teacher. However, when the program is centered on health and aging topics, one cannot help but wonder how the teachers have incorporated health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors into their personal lives. Through in-depth interviews, this study qualitatively evaluated a teacher professional development program focusing on nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and physical exercise. The stories shared by these teachers revealed their struggles with identity, their perceptions of others, and that knowledge alone is not sufficient to change behavior. Teachers who were successful were knowledgeable, demonstrated high levels of self-efficacy, and...
ISBN: 978-3-6392-7017-4
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Книга по требованию
Дата выхода: июль 2011