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Table 2 Number of instructors who mentioned a condition as enabling or inhibiting

From: Departmental conditions for professional learning of instructors in vocational and professional education

Department

Trade N = 8

Business N = 4

Health Technology N = 6

Human Service N = 4

Health Service N = 6

Code

Enabling

Inhibiting

Enabling

Inhibiting

Enabling

Inhibiting

Enabling

Inhibiting

Enabling

Inhibiting

Structural Conditions

• Teaching schedule

2

4

1

–

2

–

–

–

–

4

• Workload

–

2

1

2

1

3

1

1

4

2

• Funding

6

–

–

–

1

–

3

–

6

–

• In–House PD

3

–

3

–

4

–

3

–

4

–

• External PD

7

–

2

–

4

–

3

–

2

–

• Learning materials

5

–

–

–

4

–

3

–

2

–

• Shared digital space

3

–

1

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

• Institutional student feedback on teaching survey present or lacking

–

3

–

2

–

–

3

–

3

–

• Office space

5

–

2

–

4

–

1

–

5

–

• Industry connections

2

–

1

–

5

–

4

–

4

–

• Continuing PD required for licencing

–

–

3

–

3

–

–

–

–

–

Chair Support

          

• Chair as mentor

3

2

1

–

3

–

4

–

–

–

• Chair encourages PD

4

–

1

–

4

–

3

–

5

–

• Chair organizes PD

1

–

1

–

1

–

–

–

3

–

• Chair observes teaching

4

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

• Performance conversations supportive or not

4

3

2

1

3

1

1

–

2

3

Culture

          

• Shared norms and goals

2

3

2

1

4

2

4

–

4

3

• Autonomy

8

5

2

3

4

2

4

1

5

3

• Mutual classroom observation

5

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

1

• Peer feedback

1

–

2

–

4

–

2

–

1

1

• Informal conversations

8

–

4

–

4

–

3

–

6

–

• Informal collaboration

6

–

1

2

2

–

3

–

4

1

• Regular meetings

4

–

1

1

2

1

4

–

3

1

• Reflective discussions

6

–

3

–

2

1

4

–

5

1

• Availability of colleagues as mentor

2

–

2

–

2

–

–

–

1

–