Professional Development Programs and English Language Instructors: A Critical-Postmodern Study

Autor/in	Arikan, Arda
Titel	Professional Development Programs and English Language Instructors: A Critical-Postmodern Study
Quelle	In: Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 27 (2004), S.40-49 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1300-5340
Schlagwörter	Professional Development; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Language Teachers; Postmodernism; Personal Narratives; Teacher Attitudes; Interviews; Power Structure; Foreign Countries; Teacher Educators; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Postmoderne; Erlebniserzählung; Lehrerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Türkei
Abstract	In this completed qualitative dissertation research, the nature of the relationship between professional development programs (in-service training programs) and English language instructors was studied with a critical postmodern lens focusing on the narratives of nine English language instructors on their experiences in their professional development programs. The results revealed that the instructors conceptualize these programs as domains in which they develop themselves professionally amidst many hardships that have the power of hindering their development. It is noted that such conceptualization has effects on their professional development as well as their own classroom teaching. Data collection method was in-depth interviewing and it was found that the instructors' narratives included themes of power struggles affecting their conceptualizations of teacher trainers, classroom observations, the delivering of these programs and the administrative units all of which signal the need for a shift towards more humanitarian and innovative professional development practices. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Hacettepe University. Faculty of Education, Beytepe, Ankara 06800, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-2978583; Fax: +90-312-2992083; e-mail: efdergi@hacettepe.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10