Workplace conditions created by principals for their teachers’ professional development in Vietnam

ABSTRACT

Teacher professional development (TPD) plays a significant role in better school improvement and student achievements. Research on TPD shows that favorable workplace conditions greatly enhance teachers’ teaching knowledge and practice. This research was conducted to find out what workplace conditions principals had created to promote TPD in four schools in a province in Vietnam. The study utilizes multiple-site case study design relating to principal leadership and TPD in those schools. The four key workplace conditions were identified in this study including collaboration, teacher empowerment, supervision and evaluation, and teachers’ motivational strategies. Based on the findings, the study offers implications for both research and practice on principal leadership for TPD within and beyond the Vietnamese context.

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Funding

This research was funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under the grant number 503.99-2018.301.

Notes on contributors

Hai-Ngoc Tran

Hai-Ngoc Tran, got an MA from Otago University, New Zealand, and is currently doing his PhD at Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam. He is a senior lecturer at Department of Foreign Languages, Ha Tinh University, Vietnam. His research interests include language pedagogy, language acquisition and testing, teacher education, educational management and leadership, and teacher professional development.

Chinh Duc Nguyen

Chinh Duc Nguyen, got his PhD from Monash University, Australia, and currently working as a lecturer at Department of English, Da Nang College of Foreign Languages, Vietnam. His research intersts include language pedagogy, language acquisition, teacher education, teacher leadership, teacher professional development.

Gia-Viet Nguyen

Gia-Viet Nguyen got his PhD from Waikato University, New Zealand. He is currently a senior lecturer at Department of Foreign Languages, Ha Tinh University and a principal of Albert Einstein School, Vietnam. His research intersts include language pedagogy, language acquisition, teacher education, teacher professional development.

Thi-Nga Ho

Thi-Nga Ho got her PhD from Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam. She is currently Head of Department of External Relations and Communication, Ha Tinh University, Vietnam. Her research interests include language pedagogy, language acquisition, teacher education, educational management and leadership and teacher professional development.

Quynh-Tho Thi Bui

Quynh-Tho Thi Bui got her PhD from Academy of Finance in Hanoi, Vietnam. She is currently Head of Scientific Research Management, Ha Tinh University, Vietnam. Her research interests include econoics, business administration, finance, education and teacher professional development.

Ngoc-Ha Hoang

Ngoc-Ha Hoang got his PhD from College of Economics of Hanoi National University, Vietnam. He is currently Head of Academic Affairs, Ha Tinh University, Vietnam. His research interests include econoics, business administration, finance, education and teacher professional development.