The School-Based Professional Development course aims to examine, theoretically and practically, the sustainable professional development of both teachers and school administrators in the context of the schools where they work, and the ways of providing and monitoring this.

Overview of the phenomenon of professional development and its place within the scope of educational administration, contemporary educational supervision and professional development, adult principal and teacher, national and international professional development practices, school-based professional development, professional learning communities, teaching circles, book review groups, lesson study, critical peer groups, peer coaching and mentoring, action research and teacher portfolio, the role of the school principal in professional development.