Public School Teachers’ Participation and Their Needs for Professional Development

Abstract

The demand of the 21st century for quality education and the fast changes brought about by technological advancement necessitates teachers to undergo continuous professional development. The study was conducted to determine the participation of the public school teachers to trainings, seminars, and conferences as avenues for professional growth and development and the areas of trainings, seminars, and conferences that the teachers wanted to undergo for them to strengthen their capacities to become effective teachers of the 21st century. The descriptive research design was utilized in the study with 300 public teachers who were randomly selected from the City Schools' Division of Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines served as respondents of the study. Findings revealed that a very large percentage of the public school teachers were not able to attend or participate in various trainings, seminars, or conference that could serve as avenues for their professional development.