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Teachers professional development on student achievement: perceptions of district superintendents of schools in USA

Title
Teachers professional development on student achievement: perceptions of district superintendents of schools in USA
Creator
Prakasha, G.S.; Grundmeyer, Trent; Arulnesan, Sivaselvam; Bahubali, G.P.; Sangtam, Yolila
Description
The perceptions of school superintendents on planning and designing of school teachers professional development programmes (PDP) place a crucial role in inservice teacher development. The present study aimed to examine the school superintendents perceptions towards professional development of teachers based on students academic achievement. The study employed quantitative descriptive research design which included descriptive and inferential statistics to interpret the superintendents perceptions on teachers professional development plan. The researchers utilized quntitiatve surveys to gather data from 128 public school superintendents and captured their perceptions on Teachers PDPs. Findings reported that superintendents perceived PDPs must integrate knowledge on student achievemet, skills needed, and worthwhile-content mastery. Study further revealed that, students academic achievement details can provide accurate components to be included in teachers PDP. Future researchers may explore the evidence-based planning of PDPs to motivate the teachers active participation in professional growth activities. 2025, Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama. All rights reserved.
Source
Journal of Education and Learning;Volume;19;Issue;4;pp.1795-1804
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama
Subject
District superintendent; Education officer; Inservice teacher training; Professional development; Student achievement
Coverage
Prakasha G.S., School of Education, Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India; Grundmeyer T., School of Education, Educational Leadership, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, United States; Arulnesan S., Department of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Bahubali G.P., Faculty of Education, University College of Education, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India; Sangtam Y., Department of Teacher Education, Nagaland University, Zunheboto, India
Rights
All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access
Relation
ISSN: 20899823;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Article

Citation

Prakasha, G.S.; Grundmeyer, Trent; Arulnesan, Sivaselvam; Bahubali, G.P.; Sangtam, Yolila, “Teachers professional development on student achievement: perceptions of district superintendents of schools in USA,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23066.

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