Teachers' professional development, communities of practice, and the secondary school subject department: The case of health and physical education.

学校是教师专业发展的重要真实学习场所。本研究将有助于更好地了解中学学科部文化如何促进或阻碍这种发展。该项目将：有助于为教师创造更具支持性的工作环境，从而减少教师流失;为围绕教师专业学习社区的更好政策和实践的发展提供信息;为国家和州一级的教学专业标准的制定做出贡献;并优化HPE教师的专业实践，作为“专职医疗工作者”，他们是解决澳大利亚健康优先事项的组成部分。

Schools are significant sites of authentic learning for teacher professional development. This study will contribute to a better understanding of how the culture of the secondary school subject department can facilitate or hinder such development. The project will: contribute to creating more supportive work contexts for teachers thereby reducing teacher attrition; inform the development of better polices and practices surrounding teachers' professional learning communities; contribute to national and state level initiatives for the articulation of professional standards for teaching; and optimise the professional practices of HPE teachers who, as 'allied health workers', are integral to addressing Australia's health priorities.