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Issues in Educational Research, 2024, Vol 34(4), 1260-1284.
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Design principles of effective professional development for school teachers: A systematic literature review

Michael Graham, Christine Grice and Wayne Cotton
The University of Sydney, Australia

This paper presents the findings of a systematic literature review that answers the research question: how does current literature define effective professional development? In answering this question, a set of design principles for effective professional development have been produced for utilisation by researchers and practitioners within and beyond the teaching profession. The literature review sourced articles published between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2021 from four prominent education databases. The search produced 10420 records. A series of inclusion and exclusion criteria were then applied, leaving 18 suitable articles to be included in the findings. A methodological quality assessment was undertaken, and data was extracted and synthesised to produce a set of ten design principles for effective professional development. This review has been reported on in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The review is also registered on Open Science Framework Registries.
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Authors: Mr Michael Graham is currently Deputy Principal Inclusion and Support, Ambarvale High School, NSW, and a PhD candidate in the School of Education and Social Work, at The University of Sydney, Australia. He is interested in teacher professional learning, teacher professional standards, and educational leadership. He is an experienced school leader within the New South Wales Department of Education and has been a career-long advocate for teacher professional autonomy and working conditions.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9194-4642
Email: m.graham@sydney.edu.au, michael.graham21@det.nsw.edu.au

Dr Christine Grice is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership in the School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney, Australia. She is interested in leading learning, pedagogical leadership, and professional learning.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-1926
Email: christine.grice@sydney.edu.au

Dr Wayne Cotton is an Associate Professor in Education in the School of Education and Social Work at The University of Sydney, Australia. Wayne has Masters degrees in both Education and Computer Studies. He also has a PhD in Educational Technology. Wayne's current research projects involve exploring and measuring indicators of quality teaching and learning.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8581-6679
Email: wayne.cotton@sydney.edu.au

Please cite as: Graham, M., Grice, C. & Cotton, W. (2024). Design principles of effective professional development for school teachers: A systematic literature review. Issues in Educational Research, 34(4), 1260-1284. http://www.iier.org.au/iier34/graham.pdf


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