Abstract:Professionals make decisions, problem-solve through experience, skill, and cognition, while providing a unique community service. For the government employed professional teacher, professional associations, standards, identity and their employer contribute to professional development (PD). Meanwhile, continuous PD, or professional lifelong learning, enables PD beyond maintenance of currency -sufficiency -to provide impetus for forward movement of professions through innovation. The balanced scorecard (BSC) has… Show more
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