| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立花蓮師範學院 === 國民教育研究所 === 90 === The Effects of Teacher Career Ladder on Teacher Professional Development:
A Perspective from the Teachers of the Professional Learning Community
Abstract
The aim of this research is to explore the effects of teacher career ladder on the teachers of the professional learning community. This research first reviewed relevant literature on teacher professional learning community and further discussed their related theories and relationship. Second, through interviewing teachers of the professional learning community, a better understanding of their views and problems in regards to the effects of teacher career ladder on teacher professional development was grasped.
According to the above research, teacher professional development is motivated by the needs of teaching and personal interest in the pursuit of knowledge and is greatly influenced by the professional learning community. The professional development difficulties that these teachers face thus include the lack of time for other developments if school demands on the class schedule organizations are met, the hardships of maintaining a friendly atmosphere between colleagues, and the pressures from administrative issues. Teachers of the professional learning community believe motivation is not significantly affected by the teacher career ladder. However, the teacher career ladder greatly disturbs the cooperation mechanism between teachers, and with unfair evaluations, it leaves teachers stressing only results of excellence while overlooking the needs of their students. In addition, salaries, research opportunities, years of service, responsibilities, etc. do not provide enough incentives to encourage the growth of teachers’ profession. Finally, this article proposes related suggestions to improve the teacher professional development and on how the teacher career ladder can have a positive affect on it, too.
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