Teachers’ Professional Development Needs: A Q Method Analysis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Teachers’ Professional Development Needs: A Q Method Analysis

Published:2020-12-01 Issue:2 Volume:11 Page:159-176
ISSN:2255-7547
Container-title:Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education
language:en
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Author:

Yenen Emin Tamer¹,Yöntem Mustafa Kemal¹

Affiliation:

1. Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University , Nevsehir , Turkey

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to determine the professional development needs of teachers working in different subject domains. In this context, the sample of this study was 35 teachers working in state schools in Cappadocia provinces of Turkey. Q method analysis which includes qualitative and quantitative processes is used in this study. The professional development needs of the teachers is discussed under four main themes; instructional development, scientific field development, personal development, and organizational development and 14 sub-dimensions related to these themes. The data collection instrument of the study consisted of a total of 36 Q items regarding the professional development needs of teachers. The findings of the study show that the most needed professional development areas of the teachers were special education, scientific research methods, and participation in the projects and related professional activities. It was determined that some of the participants needed professional development in the areas of instructional technologies, material development, student participation, assessment and evaluation, and teamwork skills.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/dcse-2020-0024

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