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Start date: 2000 × Subject: Education, Secondary × Type: Masters Coursework thesis × End date: 2004 ×

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    Modelling performance management linked to professional development in secondary schools
    Bird, Bradley ( 2004)
    The growing push for educational reform across the world has seen a renewed focus on teacher performance and performance management systems. Many teachers in Australian schools have tended to resist the notion of professional and other appraisal of their work. But now we see an inevitability and reasonableness of becoming more accountable and of improving both the teaching practice and the career structure for teaching professionals. This thesis was designed, to explore different systems of performance management used in selected independent secondary schools in Victoria. The aim was to model a system of performance management from the research that will suit the needs of accountability and also the professional needs of the teaching fraternity. A mixed method of research was chosen for this work. A questionnaire was designed and used to probe teacher's knowledge and feelings towards performance management and its possible implementation. One on one interviews with staff from selected independent schools in the Melbourne area, were conducted. The major findings of this research are that teachers welcome feedback and appraisal, in particular feedback that is delivered in a constructive and developmental way. The interview component of the study along with the research of Mongan (1999), Down (2001) and Ingvarson (2001) revealed that a system of performance management linked to professional development is an excellent way for schools to gain accountability but to also develop their teachers both professionally and as people. In conclusion the paper is designed to be a working document that can be used in secondary schools as a tool to appraise the performance of staff. It asserts that all forms of assessment of staff should be linked to improvement and professional development. Recommendations are made for others who are considering implementing or reviewing similar systems and areas of further research are also suggested.