Teachers’ Perceptions towards Workshops and Conferences as Strategies for Teachers’ Professional Development

Abstract

The present research work entitled teachers’ Perceptions towards Workshops and Conferences as Strategies for Teachers’Professional Development” aims to find out the English language teachers’ perceptions on workshops and conferences for their professional development. I had selected thirty English teachers for survey questionnaire from Pokhara Metropolitan city by using simple random sampling. The data were collected by using close-ended questions. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted descriptively with the help of simple statistical tools.The study showed that workshops and conferences are very useful tools for teachers' professional development. Participating in workshops and conferences became really beneficial for the teachers to gain subject-matter knowledge and pedagogical expertise.Further, workshops and conferences enhance collaborative learning,ICT based knowledge, classroom applicable knowledge, provide opportunities to practice and received feedback, revitalized their old knowledge and utilize in the classroom practice,focus on practical knowledge rather than theoretical knowledge. Teachers stated that both workshop and conference are the prominent tools for teachers’professional development. This thesis work is divided into five chapters. The first deals with introduction of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions,limitation of the study and operational definition of key terms. Likewise, the second chapter deals with the review of theoretical as well as empirical literature. It consists of the implication of the review of the study and conceptual framework. Third chapter deals with the methods and procedure for the study. It consists of research design,population and sample, sampling procedure, data collection tools, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures. Similarly,the fourth chapter focuses on the results and discussion. The fifth chapter consists of conclusion and implications of the study in policy level, practice level and provide some recommendations for further research followed references and appendices.