Reflective Training Case Study

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Towards Improvements in Teachers Teachers’ Professional Development Through the Reflective Learning Scenario - A case Study of Somalia. Background Teachers professional development has attracted more attention in the last few decades within policymakers, practitioners and researchers, knowing that the fact that the teachers in the reform of the education system put new requirements and new standards of quality. The term "professional development" usually means increasing teachers’ awareness of teaching profession, how it works and how they can improve their work, and the professionalization of teaching (Beara, 2006). Generally speaking, most authors have agreed that studying teachers’ professional development can be perceived as a process…show more content…
Objectives o f the R e s e a rch (i) The objectives that underline the way for the research are: (ii) To study from the literature review of gaining useful skills activity in pedagogical practice and the development of a positive attitude to lifelong teachers’ professional development in education. (iii) To identify the methods in instruction module in teacher training and the importance of reflecting on their pedagogical work and their overall professional activity. Research Questions To address the above issues, the researcher asks the following questions: (i) How to enhance teachers’ professional development in teaching and learning? (ii) What are the methods or tools that can be used to promote teacher training for learning and practice throughout the country? (iv) What are the preferences and needs of teachers to develop their own teaching conceptions in their teaching modes they experience during their professional training? (v) How to promote openness of the teachers and their responsibility for professional development which implies for long life active learning and…show more content…
(ii) In this study the focus is on evaluation of the methods in teacher training and professional development. Methodology This research will consist of four phases: Phase 1: Conduct project initiation, planning and a comprehensive literature review. A literature review will be undertaken to understand topics in teachers’ professional development based learning and teaching. The review will also explore the current issues of teacher professional development. Phase 2: Conducting Data Collection and Analyzing collected data: The Primary Data collection for this research will be: • Questionnaire • Interview There are different sources for secondary data collection including: Books, journals, articles, E-journals, websites and online materials. After collecting all the data the process of analysis begins. Phase 3: Finding the current issues related to the teacher professional development for the whole country. Phase 4: Proposing a solution to the existing problems regarding teacher professional development and reflecting on their pedagogical work and their overall professional activity and final report
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