Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Benefits and Barriers of Common Planning

dc.creator	Haverback, Heather
dc.creator	Mee, Molly
dc.date	2013-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:22Z
dc.identifier	10.3776/joci.2013.v7n2p6-19
dc.identifier	1937-3929
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/985272f403054edbb20debc9a34001bd
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27538
dc.description	This quantitative study investigated what one group of middle school teachers (N = 50) perceived to be the benefits and barriers of Common Planning Time (CPT). The teachers surveyed were from one suburban public middle school in a Mid-Atlantic state. Results reported in the present study derived from 26 items included in the Benefits and Barriers of Common Planning Time section of The National Middle Grades Research Project Common Planning Time Teacher Survey. These items focused on how teachers perceived CPT at their school, what they found that did and did not work during CPT, and their professional development needs with regard to CPT. Results indicated the three primary benefits of CPT for teachers were: (1) open lines of communication with their team leaders; (2) their ability to work with others; and (3) their high expectations for student achievement. The most commonly reported barrier to CPT was that teachers believed they did not have enough time to achieve their goals. This study reports on these findings and discusses implications of implementation of CPT for researchers and practitioners.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	East Carolina University
dc.relation	http://www.joci.ecu.edu/index.php/JoCI/article/view/171/pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1937-3929
dc.source	Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 6-19 (2013)
dc.subject	Common planning time
dc.subject	Middle level education
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions of the Benefits and Barriers of Common Planning
dc.type	article