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Profile Issues in Teachers` Professional Development
Print version ISSN 1657-0790
Abstract
ALIBAKHSHI, Goudarz and DEHVARI, Najibeh. EFL Teachers' Perceptions of Continuing Professional Development: A Case of Iranian High School Teachers. profile [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.2, pp.29-42. ISSN 1657-0790. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v17n2.44374.
English, particularly regarding a foreign language teachers' professional development, has been studied in depth. However, it is not known how Iranian English as a foreign language teachers perceive continuing professional development. This study explored the perceptions of Iranian English as a foreign language teachers of continuing professional development and identified their main professional development activities. For the study, a phenomenological research design was applied. Twenty English teachers were interviewed. The data were content analyzed in line with the Randor model. The results showed that the participants perceived continuing professional development to entail skills development, continuous learning, keeping up to date, learning for interest, and professional revitalization. Additionally, they developed professionally through work, formal education, and attending and presenting at continuing professional development events.
Keywords : Continuing professional development; CPD activities; English as a foreign language teachers.