Professional Development of New Faculty Members and Its Impact on Their Performance
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Dr. Mohamad Shehada , Dr. Sahar Abojaroor ,
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Abstract
The main objective of the study is to increase new faculty members’ awareness towards continuing professional development, and to encourage top management to support extensive coaching courses and realize the strong relation between professional development for new faculty members and their performance. The study concluded that top management support for training programs has a great effect on new faculty members’ performance. It showed that new faculty members have really positive attitudes towards continuing professional development. It also asserts that there is a real significant relationship between professional development courses and learners outcomes. The study recommended more learning, coaching and collaboration to new faculty members and top management should encourage them to attend seminars, conferences and social activities.
Keywords
professional development, performance, workshops, learning, coaching, collaboration
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