Orit Avidov - Ungar & Yifat Oshrat - Fink A bird ' s eye view : Stories of teachers ' professional development is a book that introduces the reader to nine stories of teachers ׳ professional development during their M . Ed . studies . What motivated them to set out on the path of professional development ? What led them to decide ׳ on a particular development track ? What eventually affects teachers development processes ? What figures are partners in this process ? In short : How does all this occur ? In recent years many reforms have been initiated both in Israel and elsewhere regarding teacher professional development on the understanding that learning throughout one ׳ s teaching career is a prerequisite for specialization and success . The first part of the book deals with the general defi nitions of the concept of ׳ professional development ׳ and reviews current literature on this issue . The second part focuses on the teachers ׳ stories and organizes them in three circles , accor...
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