Upper Primary School Teachers’ Views about Professional Development Opportunities

dc.creator	Taner Altun
dc.creator	Ekrem Cengiz
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:37:54Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:37:54Z
dc.identifier	1309-2707
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a8c363604a464db9b4aebc1e20622819
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/23102
dc.description	In this study it is aimed to investigate teachers’ views on professional development opportunities provided by the school they work in. The study was carried out with ten subject specialist–teachers who work in upper level of a primary school in city of Erzurum, Turkey. The study was designed in a qualitative approach and “case study” was used as the research method. Semi-structured interview was used as a means of main data collection tool. Qualitative data were analyzed through the “constant comparative analysis” method. Results of the study indicate that there are limited professional development opportunities offered by the school to teachers. On the other hand, it was contended that teachers can contribute to school improvement in many ways. Results of the study showed that school development and professional development processes are in parallel to each other, and it is reported that impractical in-service education activities, physical inadequacy of schools and inadequate teacher collaboration are hindering factors in promoting teacher professional development. Some practical recommendations in regard to teachers’ professional development were provided at the end of the study.© 2012 IOJES. All rights reserved
dc.language	Turkish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IOJES
dc.relation	http://www.iojes.net//userfiles/Article/IOJES_762.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1309-2707
dc.source	International Online Journal of Educational Sciences , Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 672-690 (2012)
dc.subject	Professional development
dc.subject	school improvement
dc.subject
dc.subject	upper primary school teachers
dc.subject	in-service training
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Upper Primary School Teachers’ Views about Professional Development Opportunities
dc.type	article