%0 Journal Article
%T From a Guided Teacher into Leader: A Three-Stage Professional Development (TSPD) Model for Empowering Teachers | Abramovich | Higher Education Studies | CCSE
%J Higher Education Studies
%D 2019
%I 
%R 10.5539/hes.v9n2p57
%X A three-stage professional development (TSPD) model for training experienced teachers to become teachers¡¯ leaders is presented here, along with a study assessing its value. The three stages of the model are:£¿ a ¡°basic training¡± stage, a ¡°master-teacher¡± stage, and an ¡°independent implementation¡± stage. This qualitative study included open questionnaires and interviews of participants and course leader after the various stages. Statements were classified accordingly to three main themes: ¡®teachers as pedagogues¡¯, ¡®teachers¡¯ involvement in environmental science (ES) community¡¯, and ¡®teachers¡¯ as leaders¡¯. Results show that participating in the TSPD course enabled teachers to unify into one coherent community with similar goals, increased their self-confidence, empowered them as teachers by improving classroom function, and intensified their abilities to act as teachers¡¯ leaders. This model, although tested on environmental science teachers, is applicable to any teacher community
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/hes/article/view/0/38744