Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4938544 International Journal of Educational Research 2017 14 Pages PDF
Abstract
This qualitative study investigated how peer coaching in supervision affects Kuwait's pre-service teachers' professional growth and how head department supervisors can organizationally support peer coaching to improve teachers' professional development. Pre-service teacher pairs carried out a peer coaching cycle (i.e., preview conference, lesson observation and data collection, reflective conference). Data were collected and analyzed from 12 pre-service teachers and 6 head department supervisors. The peer coaching strategy fostered teachers' professional growth based on teaching practices, teacher learning, team cooperation, and teachers' self-confidence, enthusiasm, and autonomy as well as the application's obstacles. Head department supervisors' results showed a general approach for ensuring organizational support for the peer coaching strategy. Recommendations are provided for applying peer coaching in Kuwait's educational system.
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