Professional Development Schools as One of the Potential Models for Renewing Teacher Education

Abstract

There are several approaches to renewing the current system of Hungarian teacher education. One of them focuses on Teachers’ Professional Development. The purpose of this study, conducted within the framework of a wide-scale empirical research project, is to explore the professional development opportunities provided by the faculty of the Educational Sciences of Eszterházy Károly University and its practice school. It also makes recommendations for the introduction of a new model of Professional Development Schools in Hungary based on the evaluation of the current system.