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Teachers’ Professional Development pp 79–95Cite as

Teacher Learning and Professional Development

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The societal demand for evidence that teacher education and professional development initiatives result in improved student learning outcomes is increasing. In Figure 1, a chain of evidence from teacher education and professional development to student learning outcomes is depicted. Teacher education and professional development programs initiate (student) teachers’ learning processes, leading to teachers’ learning outcomes.

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    Jan D. Vermunt

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  1. University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    Sabine Krolak-Schwerdt

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    Sabine Glock

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    Matthias Böhmer

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Vermunt, J.D. (2014). Teacher Learning and Professional Development. In: Krolak-Schwerdt, S., Glock, S., Böhmer, M. (eds) Teachers’ Professional Development. The Future of Education Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-536-6_6

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