Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Engagement and Teaching Competencies among Physical Education Teachers
Keywords:
Continuing Professional Development (CPD), CPD Engagement, Teaching Competency, Teacher Educator, Thematic AnalysisAbstract
The continuing professional development (CPD) of teacher educators, specifically Physical Education Teachers, has received more attention over the past two decades. Reportedly, in some cases, teacher educators (TEs) have transitioned directly to teaching in higher education (HE) from being school teachers. This is the current position in my research context, the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Engagement and Teaching Competencies Among Physical Education Teachers. My study aims to determine the Continuing Professional Development engagement and its relationship to teaching competencies of the PE teachers in selected state universities for the Academic Year 2020-2021 as the basis for the Enhancement Program for Physical Education teachers. Simultaneously, other models and ideas of CPD are incorporated to produce a conceptual framework that guides and supports my research. Data was collected through semi-structured survey correlation coefficient was used to describe the relationship between CPD engagement and the teaching competencies of the physical education faculty. The research used thematic Analysis, which analyzes the naturally occurring talk and types of written text into a thematic format. The data was integrated at the point of reporting and discussing the findings for triangulation, complementary, and development purposes. Based on the combined result of teachers' engagement level in continuing professional development and the level of teaching competencies of teachers, there was a strong and statistically significant positive correlation (0.761) between teachers' engagement in continuous professional development and their teaching competence. This indicates that their teaching competence improves as teachers engage more in professional development activities.
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