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Human and Physical Resource Provision Played a Strong Role in the Adoption of the 
Professional Development Programme by the Teachers ................................................. 219
 
Support by an External Expert through Modelling, Explaining and Feedback Impacted 
on Teachers’ Teaching ....................................................................................................... 220
 
For Changes in Teaching to Happen, Organisational Changes are Necessary ............. 223
 
Teachers Gained Confidence as their Knowledge Systems Expanded .......................... 224
 
The Professional Development Programme Impacted Positively on the Children and 
their Learning ..................................................................................................................... 227
 

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Communication and Collaboration Developed during the Professional Development 
Programme .......................................................................................................................... 228
 
Teachers’ and Children’s Perceptions of Physical Education Began to Change during 
the Professional Development Programme ...................................................................... 231
 
Final Thoughts .................................................................................................................... 231
 
A Continuous Model of Teacher Change ....................................................................................... 232
 
Chapter 8: Conclusions, Implications and Future Research .................................. 235
 
The Study ............................................................................................................................ 235