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Modalities of Professional Support and Their Impact

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The modalities of professional support have different outcomes for competence, ability and capacity building in different contexts. This chapter conceptualises the intent of professional learning and professional development to carry forward the learning that was started in ITE. It highlights the realities in the workplace that need to be managed for targeted professional support to reach its objectives of successful teacher learning and development. Central to the arguments presented is the foundation of teachers’ values, their agency in their professional growth and a vision of schools as hubs for professional support.

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Du Plessis, A. (2019). Modalities of Professional Support and Their Impact. 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_7

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