Staff Development as an Imperative Avenue in Ensuring Quality: The Experience of Adama University

Table 4

Teachers perceptions on the implementation of PDP.

Teachers perception of professional development events
	𝑁	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Std. deviation
Needs identified in my performance reviews have been met through professional development (PD)	120	.00	4.00	2.2333	.91425
PD generally meets the needs of the institution rather than me personally	120	.00	4.00	2.4667	.94321
I feel that I have a part in setting the agenda for professional in-service training days	120	.00	4.00	2.1250	1.08900
I feel that too many training days are driven by university academic program	120	.00	4.00	2.1167	1.08607
PD providers think of it mainly as a commercial activity	120	.00	4.00	2.1667	1.08723
PD provides me the opportunity to improve my teaching awareness and skills	120	.00	4.00	2.7667	.92340