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B. Review of Related Research Reports
The teacher-educational process, specifically on professional development, has been investigated by many researchers these days. Since it focuses on improving
the educational process, some explorations are being made including some programs that investigate teacher understanding on encountering their theoretical knowledge
and their belief system in the implementation. Moreover, this study specifically focuses on the lived experiences of English teachers regarding their professional
development, which is still infrequently discussed by many researchers. This study focuses on uncovering teachers‟ meaning construction on their lived experiences in
relation with how they develop their profession. Day is one of the researchers who admit that “it is important that it is the teachers‟ voice that is heard to speak through
the construction of story” Day, 1995. Relevant reserach on professional development focuses on identifying how
professional development can impact classroom instruction and students achievement Little, 1993 and Borko, 2004. Others are concerned with the personal views of
teachers‟ commitment or teachers‟ self-esteem Day, 2004; Day and Gru, 2007. For Indonesia‟s circumstances, English study students do research using interviews on
teachers‟ personal voice in professional development or teachers‟ perceptions of professional development through in-service training, but the results are more on how
teachers deal with programs and systems. This study explores teachers‟ lived experiences more on not only how teachers deal with the system or institution, but
how they look at themselves, their determination, their personal activities, their
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articles to fully understand t eachers‟ professional development.
C. Framework of Pre-Understanding
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