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CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CPD AND QUALITY EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS A QUANTITATIVE STUDY IN LAHORE PUNJAB

21 Pages : 206-212

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).21      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).21      Published : Dec 2021

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab

    CPD programme provides teachers' training to in-service teachers according to their needs and requirements for the enhancement of quality education. The current study aimed to find out the effect of CPD on quality education of Primary School Teachers' training programmes. The main purpose of the CPD program was to polish the pedagogical skills, content knowledge, and competencies of the respondents. The current study was quantitative and descriptive. All the Primary school teachers working at the primary level from the Lahore district were selected as population. The sample of the study was30male primary school teachers. The data were collected through a five-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed through SPSS 21 through frequency distribution. The findings revealed that all male teachers of the public school strongly agreed that through Continuous Professional Development (CPD) program, the pedagogical skills, content knowledge, and competencies were increased of in-service teachers. It is suggested that primary school teachers should be provided CPD training for their professional development, pedagogical skills, and competency.

    Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Competencies, Pedagogical Skills, Content Knowledge, Quality Education
    (1) Muhammad Abbas
    PhD Scholar, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Saba Tariq
    M.Phil Graduate (Physics), University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Jamil
    Lecturer (Education), Government College Women University Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Abbas, M., Tariq, S., & Jamil, M. (2021). Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab. Global Educational Studies Review, VI(IV), 206-212. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).21
    CHICAGO : Abbas, Muhammad, Saba Tariq, and Muhammad Jamil. 2021. "Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab." Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV): 206-212 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).21
    HARVARD : ABBAS, M., TARIQ, S. & JAMIL, M. 2021. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab. Global Educational Studies Review, VI, 206-212.
    MHRA : Abbas, Muhammad, Saba Tariq, and Muhammad Jamil. 2021. "Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab." Global Educational Studies Review, VI: 206-212
    MLA : Abbas, Muhammad, Saba Tariq, and Muhammad Jamil. "Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab." Global Educational Studies Review, VI.IV (2021): 206-212 Print.
    OXFORD : Abbas, Muhammad, Tariq, Saba, and Jamil, Muhammad (2021), "Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab", Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV), 206-212
    TURABIAN : Abbas, Muhammad, Saba Tariq, and Muhammad Jamil. "Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Quality Education of Primary School Teachers: A Quantitative Study in Lahore, Punjab." Global Educational Studies Review VI, no. IV (2021): 206-212. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).21