Teachers' Opinions about Professional Development Schools=Ögretmenlerin Mesleki Gelisim Okullarina Iliskin Görüsleri

Autor/inn/en	Ulubey, Özgür; Yildirim, Kasim; Alpaslan, Muhammet Mustafa; Aykaç, Necdet
Titel	Teachers' Opinions about Professional Development Schools=Ögretmenlerin Mesleki Gelisim Okullarina Iliskin Görüsleri
Quelle	8 (2017) 30, S.2064-2082 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; türkisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Professional Development Schools; Faculty Development; College School Cooperation; Teacher Attitudes; Mixed Methods Research; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Surveys; Foreign Countries; Semi Structured Interviews; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of the current study is to determine teachers' opinions about professional development schools. In the current study; one of the mixed methods, the convergent design was employed. The sampling of the quantitative dimension of the study is comprised of 256 teachers working in 21 elementary and secondary schools in the city of Mugla. The teachers participated in the study on a volunteer basis. The sampling of the qualitative dimension of the study consists of 26 teachers selected from among the 256 teachers. The data of the study were collected through the Professional Development Schools Scale and an interview form. The quantitative data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data were analyzed by using the inductive content analysis. The findings of the study revealed that the teachers have positive opinions about professional development school applications, they want more developed school-university cooperation, and they think that teacher-academician and teacher-teacher relationships need to be developed. The opinions of academicians working in education faculties about professional development schools can be elicited. A pilot study of professional development school can be conducted in Turkey. [This study was presented as an oral presentation at the conference "International Conference on New Horizons in Education" held on 17-19 July 2017, in Berlin, Germany. This article is presented in both English and Turkish.] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01