A STUDY ON EFFECTIVE PATHWAYS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN CHINA

Abstract

In teacher research, teaching research and curriculum research are two different research areas, and it is difficult to separate each other. Focusing on curriculum research or teaching research will make teachers have different professional vision. Teaching research is the "first step" of teachers' professional development, and curriculum research is the change of teachers' research focus on teaching. If the perspective of teaching research is relatively micro, then the perspective of curriculum research is relatively macro. The research thinking of "combining macro and micro" is the "watershed" of teacher professional development. The strategies and suggestions for promoting professional development through curriculum research are as follows: first, to enhance teachers' curriculum awareness in research activities; second, to enhance teachers' curriculum literacy in teaching practice; third, to plan curriculum research themes in teachers' professional development system; fourth, to set up a series of curriculum construction evaluation activities to guide teachers to conduct in-depth research.