TY - JOUR
T1 - Government-based training agencies and the professional development of Indonesian English for Young Learners teachers: Perspectives from complexity theory
AU - Zein, Subhan
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This study was conducted to identify suggestions to improve PD programmes held by government-based training agencies to help enhance Indonesian EYL teachers’ instructional practice. For the purpose of the study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 51 participants. The findings suggest the theorisation of a PD model that involves complex and dynamic interactions between actors including teacher educators, school principals, educational administrators and teachers’ groups. This paper argues for the need to separate the expertise and facilitative roles between PD actors as it relates to PD accountability in terms of design, development and implementation. The implications drawn from the study may inform teacher educators and policy-makers in countries facing a shortage of properly trained EYL teachers.
AB - This study was conducted to identify suggestions to improve PD programmes held by government-based training agencies to help enhance Indonesian EYL teachers’ instructional practice. For the purpose of the study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 51 participants. The findings suggest the theorisation of a PD model that involves complex and dynamic interactions between actors including teacher educators, school principals, educational administrators and teachers’ groups. This paper argues for the need to separate the expertise and facilitative roles between PD actors as it relates to PD accountability in terms of design, development and implementation. The implications drawn from the study may inform teacher educators and policy-makers in countries facing a shortage of properly trained EYL teachers.
U2 - 10.1080/02607476.2016.1143145
DO - 10.1080/02607476.2016.1143145
M3 - Article
VL - 42
SP - 205
EP - 223
JO - Journal of Education for Teaching
JF - Journal of Education for Teaching
SN - 0260-7476
IS - 2
ER -