Examining role of professional development initiatives from the perspectives of Key Learning Area Coordinators and Subject Heads: A mediation analysis

Examining role of professional development initiatives from the perspectives of Key Learning Area Coordinators and Subject Heads: A mediation analysis

• Keung, Chrysa The Education University of Hong Kong
• Cheung, Alan The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Mak, Barley The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Tam, Winnie The Chinese University of Hong Kong

International Journal of Educational Research, 109(0), -, 2021

Elsevier

2021

• D Curriculum
  • DF Post-Secondary Education Programmes

Professional Development Curriculum Reform Student Learning Curriculum Orientation Collaborative Practice

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of Professional Development Initiatives (PDIs) in relation to the implementation of New Secondary School curriculum in Hong Kong and student learning. Data were collected from 414 Key Learning Area coordinators and subject heads who were responsible for managing curriculum of senior secondary education in 91 Hong Kong secondary schools. Results indicated that three types of PDI (i.e. curriculum planning, professional sharing and support for teachers) mediated the impact of teachers' collaborative practices on their conceptions of student learning. Whereas two PDIs have exerted mediating effect of teachers' curriculum orientation on student learning. Implications for facilitating teachers' curriculum implementation towards reform and sustaining various types of PDIs are discussed. Copyright ©2021 Elsevier .

• English

Journal Articles

• 08830355

• 10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101829

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2022-05-12