ABSTRACT The relationship between master’s thesis work and teachers’ professional development has rarely been explored empirically, yet. Drawing upon a larger study, this paper investigates how teachers who were studying for or who have recently graduated from Master of Education programmes offered in five countries – Poland, Portugal, England, Latvia, Romania – perceive the usefulness of dissertation/thesis work for their professional development and how they attempt to use their MA research results in their (future) teaching practice. Results suggest that although most respondents recognized their MA dissertation/thesis work as having a positive impact on their professional development by enhancing their professionalism, personal development and growth, and understanding the relationship between research and practice, they were less confident about the use of MA research findings in their (future) workplaces. These results are discussed in the context of current challenges regarding master’s level education for teachers, national governments’ educational policies, and the relationship between research, teachers’ practices and professional development.

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有意义的职业发展时间还是浪费时间？五个国家教师在硕士论文/论文工作中的经验研究

摘要 硕士论文工作与教师专业发展之间的关系鲜有实证研究。本文基于一项更大的研究，调查了在五个国家（波兰、葡萄牙、英国、拉脱维亚、罗马尼亚）攻读或刚从教育硕士课程毕业的教师如何看待论文/论文工作对他们的有用性。专业发展以及他们如何尝试在（未来）教学实践中使用他们的硕士研究成果。结果表明，虽然大多数受访者认为他们的硕士论文/论文工作通过提高他们的专业精神、个人发展和成长以及理解研究与实践之间的关系，对他们的专业发展产生积极影响，他们对在（未来）工作场所中使用 MA 研究成果缺乏信心。这些结果是在教师硕士水平教育、国家政府教育政策以及研究、教师实践和专业发展之间的关系等当前挑战的背景下讨论的。