The Impact of Training Programs on Professional Learning and Development (PLD). A study for Romania
The Impact of Training Programs on Professional Learning and Development (PLD). A study for Romania

Summary/Abstract: Training programs focused on professional learning and development are meant to provide teachers with opportunitiesto develop their professional competencies for teaching in specific domains. These programs represent an importantbranch of the educational system in Romania. In the study that we have initiated we have tested and validated thehypothesis that identifying professional training needs and offering specific courses in order to develop the professionalcompetencies represents a key condition for teachers’ effectiveness in terms of their professional learning anddevelopment. The methods and instruments for educational research that we used in the present study are both qualitativeand quantitative, based on questionnaires, individual interviews and focus group interviews. The reason why we optedfor the mixed methods is because quantitative research throughout questionnaires does not always allow participants toexplain their choices or the meaning of the questions.The quantitative survey was carried out on a non-probabilistic sample (770 teachers) and the focus groups wereconducted with groups of 10 randomly selected respondents from the training program. All the teachers participating inour study are from pre-university education and have participated in continuing education programs accredited by theDepartment of Educational Sciences of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences.

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