Abstract :
Professional development is a continuous process that improves the
working and learning skills of a person. This type of training and
development should be started from the very initial stage of appointment
of an employee. Teachers’ Professional development includes training
that contributes to the development of knowledge, professional
development in the field of a teacher’s expertise (Ramanan & Mohamad,
2021). Punjab Higher Education Commission engaged College teachers
in a professional development program. The objective of the study was to
explore the lived experience of the college science teachers who attended
PHEC training. The study was conducted under the interpretivism
paradigm and phenomenological design of qualitative research was used.
Using the theoretical sampling method five participants with lived
experience were selected to dig out the understudy phenomena. The
method was transcendental phenomenology and data was collected using
a semi-structured interview. N-Vivo-12 was used for data analysis with a
thematic analysis approach. During initial coding, four (Essence of the
PHEC Training, Properties of PHEC Training, Challenges for
Implication and Recommendations by the Trainees) themes were noted.
It is recommended for future researchers to conduct this mixed-method
researches using a pragmatic paradigm
Keyword :
Punjab higher education commission, professional development science teachers, training, phenomenological exploration