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The Impact Of Stand-Alone Professional Development Versus Job-Embedded Professional Development On Teacher Self-Efficacy: A Program Evaluation, Ayana Lucas
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School leaders throughout the United States use various methods to create professional learning opportunities that lead to effective teaching practices. The purpose of my study is to evaluate the impact of stand-alone professional development on teacher self-efficacy of teachers who have attended or incorporated professional development in their learning environments. The context of this evaluation is elementary, middle, and high schools in the United States. My study demonstrates outcomes of a disconnect between instructional leaders and teachers in the perception of job-embedded professional development and its effect on teacher self-efficacy. My study also demonstrated an outcome that there is a …