Principal Leadership and Teacher Professional Development in a
Vietnamese High School for Gifted Students: Perspectives into Practice
Authors: Tran Hai Ngoc, Ha Xuan Van, Le Anh Vinh, Nguyen Nhu An, Pham The Kien
European Journal of Educational Research
: Volume 10, Issue 4, : 1839-1851
Publishing year: 10/2021
Teacher professional development (TPD) is an important component of enhancing student learning and school education
quality. Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training is reforming education, including curricula, teaching methods, and
textbooks. Many requirements have to been done to effectively implement the reform, and TPD is considered a significant
contribution. Using data from an in-depth interview with the principal, teacher questionnaires, and school policy-related
documents, this qualitative case-study research in a selected high school for gifted students in Central Vietnam aimed to find out
how TPD had been implemented in response to education reforms in Vietnamese high schools. TPD was widely perceived and
respected by the principal and teachers in this case study, and these positive perspectives were transferred into practice with
numerous effectively employed TPD strategies at this high school for students’ enhanced learning and achievements.
Education reforms, principal leadership, teacher professional development, Vietnamese high school.