Table 1

Presentation of the dissertations by theme

AuthorTitleMethodology
Theme 1: Studies comparing the experience of learning to teach in a PDS vs. a non-PDS (N = 6)
1Kuchinski (2005) Beginning educator outcomes and perceptions on professional preparation: A comparison of Professional Development School and traditional education preparation programsMixed method
2Hopper (2016) Teacher candidates’ experiences with clinical teaching in reading instruction: A comparison between the Professional Development School environment and the non-Professional Development School environmentQualitative
3Komorek (2013) The impact of a field experience in a newly developed Professional Development School on preservice teachers as measured by their perceptions of competency, reflective journals and focus group interviewMixed Method
4Patterson (2004) Teacher efficacy in PDS and non-PDS settingsMixed method
5Miller (2014) First-year teaching experiences: A comparison of Professional Development School (PDS) and non-PDS GraduatesQualitative
6Dadlez (1998) A comparison of secondary Professional Development School and traditional teacher education graduates: Analysis of their professional concerns and perceived problemsMixed method
Theme 2: Studies comparing the practicing teacher learning in a PDS vs non-PDS (N = 2)
1Gissy (2010) Elementary teachers’ attitudes about professional development: Professional Development Schools versus non-Professional Development SchoolsQuantitative
2Bruemmer (2018) Voices of Cooperating Teachers: Comparing Experiences of Professional Development School and Traditional Student Teaching ModelsMixed methods
Theme 3: Studies comparing teacher candidate quality after learning to teach in a PDS vs. a non-PDS (N = 17)
1Ray (2013) A medical-model Professional Development School: Effects of training experience on the first year of teachingQuantitative
2Hamar (2013) Effective teacher candidate preparation: Professional Development Schools versus traditional training formatQuantitative
3Coffelt (2013) An empirical study of the promise and effectiveness of teachers from professional development vs. traditional models of educationQuantitative
4Malin (2002) Traditional and nontraditional teacher perceptions and applications of DAPMixed method
5Curtain (2006) Reflections from the field: A snapshot of traditional teacher education and urban Professional Development School graduates’ preparation and teaching experiencesMixed method
6Grieb (2000) Teacher beliefs and practices of comprehension monitoring in fifth-grade classes of Professional Development Schools and traditional schoolsMixed method
7Hildreth (1997) Learning to teach science in a professional development school programMixed method
8Kuchinski (2005) Beginning educator outcomes and perceptions on professional preparation: A comparison of Professional Development School and traditional education preparation programsMixed method
9Parrott (2018) Comparison of teacher candidates’ self-efficacy in traditional and Professional Development School student teaching experiencesQuantitative
10Dadlez (1998) A comparison of secondary Professional Development School and traditional teacher education graduates: Analysis of their professional concerns and perceived problemsMixed method
11Newsome (2003) The efficacy beliefs of preservice science teachers in Professional Development School and traditional school settingsQuantitative
12Patterson (2004) Teacher efficacy in PDS and non-PDS settingsMixed method
13Poe (2003) Building administrator’s perceptions of the status of first-year elementary teachers who have completed a year-long internship through a Professional Development School versus second-/third-year teachers who have not completed a year-long internshipQuantitative
14Wright (2009) A study to explore the strategy of field-based teacher preparation: Professional Development SchoolsMixed method
15Van Holten (2016) Classroom teachers’ perceptions of effective training programs: Professional Development Schools vs. non-Professional Development SchoolsQuantitative
16Starling (1999) An analysis of practicum student attitudes in urban Professional Development School and urban traditional school programsMixed method
17Hahn (2000) Professional Development School (PDS) training: Impact on selected teacher variables in one North Carolina countyQuantitative
Theme 4: Studies comparing PDS vs. non-PDS practicing teacher quality (N = 1)
1Grieb (2000) Teacher beliefs and practices of comprehension monitoring in fifth-grade classes of Professional Development Schools and traditional schoolsMixed method
Theme 5: Studies comparing school leaders experiences in a PDS vs a non-PDS (N = 1)
1Lancaster (2010) Leadership standards: Professional development schools versus non-professional development schoolsQuantitative
Theme 6: Studies comparing the K-12 student learning in a PDS vs. non-PDS (N = 5)
1Ogletree (2007) Student achievement in science and mathematics in urban Professional Development Schools during the first year of implementationQuantitative
2Anderson (1995) A comparative analysis of students enrolled in a Professional Development School program and students enrolled in a regular education programQuantitative
3Coffelt (2013) An empirical study of the promise and effectiveness of teachers from professional development vs. traditional models of educationQuantitative
4Grissom (2003) Examining the effects of elementary Professional Development Schools on student achievement using hierarchical linear modelingQuantitative
5Hahn (2000) Professional Development School (PDS) training: Impact on selected teacher variables in one North Carolina countyQuantitative

Note(s): A few of the dissertations had findings that informed more than one category

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