The value of teachers’ study tours abroad as a professional development
This paper reports a research project that aimed to explore the value of study tours abroad for elementary and lower-secondary school-teachers professional development. During the period 2008–2011 grants from the educational funds of the Teacher Union in Iceland (Verkefna- og námsstyrkjasjóður FG og...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.hi.is:article/1605 2023-05-15T16:52:49+02:00 The value of teachers’ study tours abroad as a professional development Gildi náms- og kynnisferða grunnskólakennara fyrir starfsþróun Þorsteinsdóttir, Guðrún Þorsteinsson, Trausti 2014-12-15 application/pdf http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2014.10.2.16 https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2014.10.2.16 isl ice Stjórnsýslustofnun http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2014.10.2.16/pdf http://www.irpa.is/article/view/a.2014.10.2.16 doi:10.13177/irpa.a.2014.10.2.16 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Árg. 10, Nr 2 (2014); 523-544 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Árg. 10, Nr 2 (2014); 523-544 1670-679X 1670-6803 Study tour professionalism professional development Náms- og kynnisferðir fagmennska starfsþróun info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2014 fticelandunivojs https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2014.10.2.16 2022-09-21T13:38:43Z This paper reports a research project that aimed to explore the value of study tours abroad for elementary and lower-secondary school-teachers professional development. During the period 2008–2011 grants from the educational funds of the Teacher Union in Iceland (Verkefna- og námsstyrkjasjóður FG og SÍ) were spent to promote such visits but the fund´s main function is to allow union members the opportunity to gain further education and enhance professional development. The paper focuses on three aspects related to study tours abroad. First, the preparation and aims of such visits are analysed. Second, the planning of these visits is described and lastly the overall gains in the light of the fund’s main function for the participating schools in terms of professional development are evaluated. Visit reports were analysed covering the period 2008–2011. In addition, six interviews were conducted with principals representing schools that participated in such visits in the year 2011. The overall conclusion indicates that the value of study tours and study visits may be limited for professional development. They aimed rather at promoting the staff´s ethos than contributing to the development of the whole school organisation. Í greininni er sagt frá rannsókn þar sem kannað var gildi náms- og kynnisferða grunnskólakennara í skóla erlendis fyrir starfsþróun kennara. Á árabilinu 2008– 2011 var 309 m.kr. varið úr Verkefna- og námsstyrkjasjóði (Vonarsjóði) Félags grunnskólakennara (FG) og Skólastjórafélags Íslands (SÍ) til náms- og kynnisferða en markmið sjóðsins er að búa félagsmönnum tækifæri til símenntunar og þróunarstarfa í skólum. Í rannsókninni var sjónum beint að þremur þáttum er tengjast náms- og kynnisferðum kennara í skóla erlendis. Í fyrsta lagi var reynt að grafast fyrir um aðdraganda ferðanna og markmið. Í öðru lagi var horft á skipulag þeirra og fyrirkomulag heimsókna í erlenda skóla og aðrar menntastofnanir. Í þriðja lagi var reynt að fá mynd af ávinningi ferðanna í ljósi markmiða Vonarsjóðs og áhrifum ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Veftímaritið Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla 10 2 523 |
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This paper reports a research project that aimed to explore the value of study tours abroad for elementary and lower-secondary school-teachers professional development. During the period 2008–2011 grants from the educational funds of the Teacher Union in Iceland (Verkefna- og námsstyrkjasjóður FG og SÍ) were spent to promote such visits but the fund´s main function is to allow union members the opportunity to gain further education and enhance professional development. The paper focuses on three aspects related to study tours abroad. First, the preparation and aims of such visits are analysed. Second, the planning of these visits is described and lastly the overall gains in the light of the fund’s main function for the participating schools in terms of professional development are evaluated. Visit reports were analysed covering the period 2008–2011. In addition, six interviews were conducted with principals representing schools that participated in such visits in the year 2011. The overall conclusion indicates that the value of study tours and study visits may be limited for professional development. They aimed rather at promoting the staff´s ethos than contributing to the development of the whole school organisation. Í greininni er sagt frá rannsókn þar sem kannað var gildi náms- og kynnisferða grunnskólakennara í skóla erlendis fyrir starfsþróun kennara. Á árabilinu 2008– 2011 var 309 m.kr. varið úr Verkefna- og námsstyrkjasjóði (Vonarsjóði) Félags grunnskólakennara (FG) og Skólastjórafélags Íslands (SÍ) til náms- og kynnisferða en markmið sjóðsins er að búa félagsmönnum tækifæri til símenntunar og þróunarstarfa í skólum. Í rannsókninni var sjónum beint að þremur þáttum er tengjast náms- og kynnisferðum kennara í skóla erlendis. Í fyrsta lagi var reynt að grafast fyrir um aðdraganda ferðanna og markmið. Í öðru lagi var horft á skipulag þeirra og fyrirkomulag heimsókna í erlenda skóla og aðrar menntastofnanir. Í þriðja lagi var reynt að fá mynd af ávinningi ferðanna í ljósi markmiða Vonarsjóðs og áhrifum ... |
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