A study on teachers’ in-service graduate school education and its influence on school effectiveness in primary education: As witnessed by teachers’ professional growth in Taoyuan County

• Main Authors: Chin-Hui Huang, 黃錦惠
• Other Authors: Deng-Wang Hsieh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93212372789589404050

碩士 === 元智大學 === 管理研究所 === 97 === A study on teachers’ in-service graduate school education and its influence on school effectiveness in primary education : As witnessed by teachers’ professional growth in Taoyuan County Student：Huang Chin-Hui Advisors：Dr. Hsieh Deng-Wang Dr. Huang Min-Ping Graduate School of Management Yuan Ze University ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to understand the needs of in-service graduate school education of primary teachers. Secondly, this study attempted to understand the reality of teachers’ in-service graduate school education and professional growth. In addition, this study attempted to analyze how the achievement of teachers’ professional growth could enhance school organizational effectiveness. This study adopted a qualitative research method by using semi-structured interviews. The subjects included “three teachers with Master degrees” “a primary school principal and two directors” “a member of the parents’ committee, a voluntary worker and a teacher without a Master degree” “two university professors”. The findings are presented as followings: 1. The needs of in-service graduate school education of primary teachers include two aspects: (1) Personal needs: as presented in Hierarchy of Needs by Abraham H. Maslow. (2) Expectations from organization: teachers are expected to be researchers, required to pursuit professional growth, motivation to accelerate the process of teachers’ development. 2. The professional growth includes two aspects: (1) The technical aspect: the development of teachers’ pedagogical expertise and skill. (2) The professional aspect: teachers’ reflection and understanding of the changing teaching environment; the development of life-long career learning process. 3. Forming teachers’ professional communities is effective in enhancing school organizational effectiveness. Based on the research results, the study provides concrete recommendations that can be used as reference to teachers, school administrators, educational agencies, and for further research on related topics. Keywords：in-service education; teachers’ professional growth; school effectiveness; qualitative research