The Potential of Blended Teacher Professional Development in Developing Countries? An Egyptian Case Study

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Abstract

The case-study evaluates the potential of blended in-service teacher professional development in the Egyptian context with a focus on satisfaction, engagement, and impact on teacher practices. A mixed-method approach was taken to gather data using end-of-course evaluation, teacher interviews, web-site analysis, and the analysis of discussion-thread archives. The results reveal students' satisfaction with the approach.

Authors

• Lillian Barsoum

• Gihan Osman, The American University in Cairo