‘A whole new world opened up’: the impact of place and space-based professional development on one rural South Africa primary school

Amy Seely Flint, Peggy Albers, Mona W. Matthews · 2018 · Professional Development in Education

Summary. A professional development program in a rural South African primary school transformed teachers' literacy instruction practices toward more culturally responsive approaches. Students' reading skills improved as teachers deepened their pedagogical knowledge. The study identifies three key characteristics of effective professional development: it must be place-based and ongoing, treated as a continuous process, and embedded within social relationships and real material practices rather than isolated training.

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  title   = {‘A whole new world opened up’: the impact of place and space-based professional development on one rural South Africa primary school},
  author  = {Amy Seely Flint and Peggy Albers and Mona W. Matthews},
  journal = {Professional Development in Education},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.1080/19415257.2018.1474486},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2018.1474486}
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DOI

10.1080/19415257.2018.1474486

Countries

South Africa

Regions

Africa

Categories

education, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28