… professional development issues from system or compliance issues is emphasized. Once a
professional de… to determine if the practice gap results from a lack of knowledge, skill, and/or …

… In practice, more than one professional development system will be in operation side by
side at any one time. There appears to be a need for at least two systems—one traditionally …

… -quality staff development experiences. To fill this gap, I used commonly cited professional
development standards to analyze observations of 13 professional development sessions in …

… The potential of the organizational environment to influence teacher practice suggests that
professional development that is responsive to accountability will provide opportunities for …

… Summary: "Nursing professional development (NPD) is critical to the nurse's lifelong … in
professional nursing practice, and so to support achievement of one's career goals. As a practice …

… on professional development key to building the capacity of educators to help students achieve
the standards … how to create professional development opportunities and practices in a …

… the nature and development of professional practice that underpin the design of a set of
professional standards, and the second issue relates to the use of standards by teachers as they …

… various forms provides a sufficient basis for developing standards of professional practice. …
syllabus that dominates technocratic models of professional development (cf. Schön, 1983), …

… In addition to influencing school psychology practice, curriculum programs such as these …
professional development, and standards for practice and professional development. …

… groups, had little control over policies and practices related to their own professional
development. Even teacher/subject associations devoted most of their course effort to helping their …