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Organisational cultures impact professional support opportunities and teaching quality. The objective of this chapter is to demonstrate that organisational and contextual factors not only influence the culture of professional support but impact the stability of the teaching workforce, with implications for strategic workforce planning. To transform challenging teaching environments, professional learning and professional development need to focus on such specific matters as out-of-field teaching, teacher and student dispositions, and school leadership styles and skills.
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Du Plessis, A. (2019). Organisational Culture’s Impact on Professional Opportunities and Teaching Quality. In: Professional Support Beyond Initial Teacher Education. Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9722-6_6
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