Effect of Continuous Professional Development Framework on Teachers' Moral Development.

This article is based on a study, conducted in 2012, to analyze the effect of CPD Framework on teachers' moral development. Directorate of Staff Development (DSD) Lahore launched the 1^st Phase of CPD Framework in 2007 for 12 districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The major objectives of the study were (1) to analyze the opinion of head teachers, peer teachers, and students about teachers' moral development as a result of the CPD Framework; (2) to evaluate the differences between teachers of urban and rural areas after participating in the CPD Framework; and (3) to analyze the differences among the districts regarding teachers' moral development. Data were collected from head teachers, peer teachers and students of 344 government boys' primary schools of four selected districts. CRD design and LSD test were used to analyze the data. From the findings of the study it was concluded that the effect of CPD Framework was higher on teachers of urban areas than the teachers of rural areas, the students were more satisfied with their teachers' moral development than the peer teachers and the head teachers, and effect upon the districts was also found varied but it was highly positive. It was recommended that the CPD Framework must be monitored regularly especially in rural areas to minimize the differences between urban and rural locality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]