The purpose of this research was to evaluate a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for football coaches working in Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) time in schools. PPA time was introduced for all teachers in 2005 as part of a seven stage response to the 2003 workload remodelling act and aimed to support the dual aims of addressing teacher workload and raising educational standards (DfES, 2003). To do this coaches’ were required to work against the definition of specified work. Specified work is defined as specified by Baalpe (2005: 4) as: “Planning and preparing lessons and courses for pupils. Delivering lessons to pupils – including distance learning or computer-aided techniques. Assessing the development, progress and attainment of pupils. Reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils.” The evaluation adopts a realist case study methodology which aims to understand the relationship between the initial context, mechanism for change and the initial outcomes of the CPD programme (Pawson and Tiley, 1997; Pawson, 2003; Pawson, 2006). The delivery of the CPD programme was underpinned by constructed and situated theories of learning (Lave and Wenger, 1991; Kirk and Macdonald; 1998, Wenger, 1998) that emphasised the synergy of new and old knowledge encouraging the coaches to develop both practical and ontological knowledge, skill and understanding. These intended outcomes were supported by the CPD programme being delivered through a critical pedagogical perspective (Kirk, 2000) that challenged the coaches to consider knowledge, either accepting or rejecting the knowledge being presented by the programme. The initial context findings showed that the coaches did not have the necessary knowledge, skill and understanding to work against the definition of specified work in PPA time. The initial mechanism for change highlighted that there were positive relationships between initial context and the mechanisms used in the CPD programme, which included practical coaching sessions, DVD analysis and working with other coaches. The initial outcomes further supported the mechanism of change and showed that for some of the coaches knowledge, skill and understanding had developed but also identified some mechanistic blocks that prevented the coaches from developing their knowledge, skill and understanding in relation to working in PPA time and operating against the definition of specified work; these included the coaches’ relationship with schools and the support the Community Sports Trust managers provided the coaches. The study concludes that future CPD should concentrate on how schools and Community Sports Trusts can raise the standards of Physical Education lessons covered by external coaches and how this can be developed, as opposed to focussing more narrowly on what knowledge sports coaches require to deliver specified work and how can this best be developed. The thesis proposes that the CPD should be multi-agency and multi-structure and include schools, teachers, Community Sports Trust managers and coaches and aim to develop an ontological perspective which develops and refines the practical skills that will allow coaches to work against the definition of specified work.

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本研究旨在瞭解國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長關係之研究，目的在了解國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長之現況、內涵，並利用線性模式探討影響模式。首先，進行廣泛地文獻搜及與探討，厚實研究之理論基礎與研究結構；其次，將編制專家效度問卷寄送給7位相關領域之專家學者，進行問卷內容修訂。接著，以分層隨機抽樣方式從台北市、新北市、桃園市、基隆市四縣市抽取500位國民小學教師抽取作為問卷調查對象，回收情形為390份問卷，有效問卷384份，問卷有效率為78%，並利用統計套裝軟體分析兩變項現況與影響關係，本研究發現如下: 一、國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長關係之內涵與現況 （一）國民小學教師專業發展評鑑包括六個向度，包括「教師專業發展評鑑目的」、「教師專業發展評鑑規準和工具」、「教師專業發展評鑑方式」、「教師專業發展評鑑資料蒐集」、「教師專業發展評鑑結果應用」、「教師專業發展評鑑相關配套措施」，整體得分情形為高程度，以「教師專業發展評鑑目的」得分最高。 （二）國民小學教師專業成長包括四個向度，包括「課程設計與教學」、「班級經營與輔導」、「研究發展與進修」、「敬業精神與態度」，整體得分情形為高程度、其中以「課程設計與教學」的得分最得分最高。 二、不同背景變項在國民小學教師參加在職進修課程與教師效能關係之差異情形 （一）不同背景變項在國民小學教師專業發展評鑑的得分方面：研究發現除了性別、學歷、學校規模未達顯著，在年齡、服務年資、現任職務、是否參與教師專業發展評鑑達顯著差異。 （二）不同背景變項在教師專業成長的得分方面：研究發現除了性別、學歷、學校規模未達顯著，在年齡、服務年資、現任職務、是否參與教師專業發展評鑑達顯著差異。 三、國民小學教師專業發展評鑑各向度與教師專業成長之影響情形 國民小學教師專業發展評鑑之分向度對國民小學教師專業成長皆具有顯著影響力，各向度之影響情形如下：在教師專業發展評鑑目的向度中以「提升教師教學品質」最有影響；在教師專業發展評鑑規準和工具向度中以「評鑑指標重點的說明具體清晰」最有影響；在教師專業發展評鑑方式向度中以「成立校內評鑑小組評鑑的方式」最有影響；在教師專業發展評鑑資料蒐集向度中以「透過檔案製作與評量」最有影響；在專業發展評鑑結果應用向度中以「協助受評教師規劃專業成長計畫」最有影響；在教育發展評鑑相關配套措施向度中以「發展教師專業成長支持系統」最有影響。 四、國民小學教師專業發展評鑑與教師專業成長整體之影響情形 上游潛在變項「國民小學教師專業發展評鑑」對下游潛在變項「國民小學教師專業成長」具有顯著影響力，其中以「教師專業發展評鑑結果應用」對「教師專業成長」影響力最為顯著。 最後，依據研究結果與研究發現進行討論並提出建議，俾提供為國民小學教師、教育行政機關與後續研究為參考。 / The study aims to explore the elementary school teacher evaluation for professional and the current of teachers’ professional growth. Thus, this study represents an attempt to understand the relationship between elementary school teachers’ attitudes toward teacher professional development evaluation and teachers’ professional growth. The main purposes of the study are as follows: 1. To understand teachers’ attitudes toward teacher professional development evaluation. 2. To appreciate the current of teachers’ professional growth. 3. To explore the relationship between teacher professional development evaluation and teachers’ professional growth. Mainly, this study proceeds with literature analysis, and interview. The subjects were Keelung City, Taipei City, the New Taipei City, and Taoyuan City was involved and not involved in evaluation of teacher professional development. Descriptive statistics containing percentages, mean and standard deviation as well as t-test, one-way ANOVA and Structural Equation Models were also used to show the results. Based on the findings of this study, some conclusions and suggestions are provided for Education Administration Authority, elementary schools, teachers and future research. The findings of the study are summarized as follows: 1. Elementary school teachers with elder and seniority of employee background had better attitude of teacher evaluation for professional and teacher professional growth. 2. Duties of teacher and administrative and subject teacher background had better attitude of teacher evaluation for professional and teacher professional growth. 3. Participate in the teacher evaluation for professional had better attitude of teacher evaluation for professional and teacher professional growth. 4. Teacher evaluation for professional for teachersof all dimensions of fit index is good.

Through the evolution and proliferation of the Internet, distance and online education have become more prevalent in modern society. Synchronous web-based professional development continues to gain popularity. Although online education has grown in popularity and breadth, there has been a lack of research about the impact of synchronous web-based professional development. By using Kirkpatrick and Kirkpatrick's (2006) Four Levels of Evaluation, this study examined the impact of webinar professional development at a National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Center. Findings indicate that although the factors that contribute to learning in a web-based environment were present, there was a lack of evidence about the actual outcomes of participation in a synchronous web-based professional development. To address the lack of evidence, a new model of Comprehensive Synchronous Web-based Professional Development evaluation and implementation is proposed in the discussion.