An Examination of State-Level Professional Development Policy: A Policy Analysis

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dc.contributorRice, Margaret
dc.contributorSun, Jingping
dc.contributorAsbury, David
dc.contributorBergeron, William
dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Bob L.
dc.contributor.authorBurchfield, Gene Heaton
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T20:33:53Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T20:33:53Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractProfessional Development is one of the most common methods for school systems to provide additional training and disseminate new information to faculty members. As such, the professional development process carries a large burden in terms of time, money, and other valuable school resources. Declining state test scores and public pressure to raise student achievement levels places even more importance on the professional development process. Many public and private education research groups have identified features that improve the effectiveness of professional development. State Departments of Education also routinely provide professional development guidance to schools and school systems through professional development policies. This study will examine professional development policies provided by the Alabama State Department of Education, as well as the professional development policies of a purposeful sample of other States from across the United States. By employing qualitative research methods, this study will seek to determine if the professional development policies of academically successful states contain commonalities that could be included in a list of recommendations for state-level professional development policymakers in the State of Alabama.en_US
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/182064
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004217
dc.identifier.otherBurchfield_alatus_0004D_14205
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8396
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectEffective Professional Development
dc.subjectImproving Professional Development
dc.subjectLearning Forward
dc.subjectProfessional development
dc.subjectProfessional Development Policy
dc.titleAn Examination of State-Level Professional Development Policy: A Policy Analysisen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies
etdms.degree.disciplineEducation
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.

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