Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5906-0356
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0074-9594
Abstract
In Ireland, English-language schools have historically constituted a lucrative sector for their owners and the Irish exchequer. However, teachers of English as a foreign language have not reaped financial rewards on an equitable scale. Two online surveys were conducted in 2020 and 2021 to ascertain teachers’ attitudes to continuous professional development and to their workplace conditions in privately-run schools. Findings from both surveys reflect a highly skilled, highly qualified and highly motivated cohort with a strong commitment to engaging in continuous professional development and a keen sense of their own professionalism. However, this was not found to be reflected in their work conditions. The results raise integral questions on stakeholder status.
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Recommended Citation
Tobin, Deborah and Bennett, Cathryn
(2023)
"Continuous Professional Development and Work Conditions for English-Language Teaching Practitioners in Ireland: Where do we go from here?,"
Irish Journal of Academic Practice:
Vol. 11:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
doi:https://doi.org/10.21427/ZD9F-BB24
Available at:
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijap/vol11/iss1/1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21427/ZD9F-BB24