Primary School Teachers' Uptake of Professional Readings: Understanding the Factors Affecting Teachers' Learning
Professional reading is a core source of input in teacher professional development. This article describes 47 primary school teachers' reports of their professional reading both in their schools and during the first year of a university TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other languages) i...
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Professional reading is a core source of input in teacher professional development. This article describes 47 primary school teachers' reports of their professional reading both in their schools and during the first year of a university TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other languages) in-service qualification. One third of these teachers are bilingual. Both motivation and engagement are explored and vignettes of two bilingual teachers illustrate these factors. The findings show the frequency of participation in professional learning through professional readings is beneficial but low, however teacher professional reading attitudes are dynamic, the variables being relevancy and agency.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a03f242909cc4e8787674cc22ebe598b2025-08-20T03:24:37ZengTuwhera Open Access PublisherNew Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work1176-66622015-12-0112110.24135/teacherswork.v12i1.48Primary School Teachers' Uptake of Professional Readings: Understanding the Factors Affecting Teachers' LearningMargaret Clare Kitchen0Maree Jeurissen1Susan Gray2The University of AucklandThe University of AucklandThe University of Auckland Professional reading is a core source of input in teacher professional development. This article describes 47 primary school teachers' reports of their professional reading both in their schools and during the first year of a university TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other languages) in-service qualification. One third of these teachers are bilingual. Both motivation and engagement are explored and vignettes of two bilingual teachers illustrate these factors. The findings show the frequency of participation in professional learning through professional readings is beneficial but low, however teacher professional reading attitudes are dynamic, the variables being relevancy and agency. https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/48professional readingTESOLteacherin-service |
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| title | Primary School Teachers' Uptake of Professional Readings: Understanding the Factors Affecting Teachers' Learning |
| title_full | Primary School Teachers' Uptake of Professional Readings: Understanding the Factors Affecting Teachers' Learning |
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| title_short | Primary School Teachers' Uptake of Professional Readings: Understanding the Factors Affecting Teachers' Learning |
| title_sort | primary school teachers uptake of professional readings understanding the factors affecting teachers learning |
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| url | https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/article/view/48 |
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