ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ FACEBOOK KULLANIMLARI VE FACEBOOK’UN MESLEKİ GELİŞİMLERİNDEKİ YERİ KONUSUNDAKİ GÖRÜŞLERİ

Öz

Bu çalışmada bilişim teknolojileri öğretmen adaylararının Facebook kullanımlarını ve Facebook?un mesleki gelişimlerindeki yeri konusundaki görüşlerini değerlendirmek için açıklayıcı karma araştırma yöntemi uygulanmıştır. Nicel kısımda, Facebook kullanım anketi yoluyla, Türkiye?deki üç temsili devlet üniversitesinin Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümlerindeki toplam 338 lisans öğrencisinden veriler toplanmıştır. Anket sonuçları öğretmen adaylarının Facebook?u beğendiklerini ve Facebook?dan yararlandıklarını göstermiştir. Ancak, daha ayrıntılı verilere ulaşmak için, nicel veri analizi sonuçları, kasıtlı seçilmiş dört öğretmen adayı ile yapılacak olan planlanmış bir görüşmenin hazırlanmasında kullanılmıştır. Görüşmeler sonucu toplanan verilerin anlamlı gruplandırılması için kodlama yapılarak veriler içerik analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Bu açıklayıcı araştırma sonuçlarına göre Facebook?un özellikle iletişim, paylaşım ve sosyalleşmedeki kapasitesi, Facebook?un bir mesleki gelişim aracı olarak kullanılmasında önemli bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sosyal Ağlar,Facebook,Öğretmenlerin Mesleki Gelişimi,İletişim

Preservice Teachers’ Facebook Usage and Their Perspectives about Facebook as a Professional Development Tool

Abstract

In this study, an explanatory mixed method design was employed to evaluate preservice information technology teachers‟ Facebook usage and their perspectives about Facebook as a professional development tool. In quantitative phase, data were collected through a Facebook usage survey on a total number of 338 undergraduate Computer Education and Instructional Technology CEIT students from three representative state universities in Turkey. Survey results indicated that preservice teachers favored and utilized Facebook. To find out more in-depth data, the results of quantitative data analysis were used to develop a structured interview to be done with four preservice teachers who were selected purposefully. The data collected from the interviews were subjected to content analysis where coding was conducted to create meaningful organization of the data. According the results of this explanatory study especially communication, sharing and socializing capacity of Facebook were found important in terms of using Facebook as a professional development tool

Keywords

• Social Networking Sites,Facebook,Teacher Professional Development,Communication

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