Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(4), pp. 870 - 879
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090421
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Teacher Professional Development for Resourceful Classroom Practices

Samantha Govender ¹, Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani ^2,*
1 Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, University of Zululand, South Africa
² Edu-HRight Research Unit, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

ABSTRACT

This study aimed at assessing teachers' in-service professional development activities based on teachers' perspectives of monitoring and evaluation for the programmes in South Africa. Teachers attend various scheduled professional development activities on a yearly basis to improve their classroom practices; however, the effectiveness of these activities depends on the monitoring and evaluation of teachers on the quality and nature of what they receive as professional development activities. This qualitative research study used the interpretive paradigm to collect data from three Heads of Departments in semi-structured interviews and five teachers in a focus group interview. Theory of andragogy was used as a theoretical framework to underpin teachers' views on workshops, clusters' meetings, conferences and other professional development activities they attended. Findings revealed that South African teachers were not adequately monitored and evaluated on their attendance at various professional development activities for enhanced classroom practices and seemingly, teachers do not attend professional development activities frequently every year. Findings also revealed that the contents of the professional development activities are not satisfactory to the teachers. The study, therefore, recommends that teachers should be assessed to determine their professional needs and the frequencies for these professional development activities should be increased to enhance their classroom practices.

KEYWORDS
Teacher Professional Development, Classroom Practices, Quality Education, Monitoring, Andragogy

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Samantha Govender , Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani , "Monitoring and Evaluation of Teacher Professional Development for Resourceful Classroom Practices," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 870 - 879, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090421.

(b). APA Format:
Samantha Govender , Oluwatoyin Ayodele Ajani (2021). Monitoring and Evaluation of Teacher Professional Development for Resourceful Classroom Practices. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(4), 870 - 879. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.090421.