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Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the opinions of novice teachers and school administrators on applicability of Teacher Induction Programme (TIP) aiming at training novice teachers in Turkey. Theexploratory case study was used as a research design for the study in which qualitative methods and techniques were used. Focus group interviews were conducted with 9 novice teachers and 10 school administrators working at preschools and elementary schools in Gaziantep province. Questions related to aims and goals, design and implementation of TIP were asked in focus group interviews. Content analysis was used to analyze obtained data. As a result of the study it is determined that novice teachers and school administrators think that TIP can be implemented as novice teacher training programme and implementation of it can be helpful. They think that novice teachers should especially get help about classroom management and effective communication within TIP. Based on the findings of the study, it is suggested that problems of current novice teacher training programme should be determined and different alternatives like TIP should be examined in order to solve determined problems. Mentoring system which can enable working with more intensive interaction during novice teachers’ professional development processes should be provided for novice teachers

Keywords

• teacher induction programme, novice teachers, school administrators

Yeni Bir Öğretmen Yetiştirme Yaklaşımı Olarak Göreve Başlatma Programı

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, aday öğretmenlerin eğitiminde kullanılan Göreve Başlatma Programı (GBP)’nın Türkiye’de uygulanabilirliğine ilişkin aday öğretmenlerin ve okul yöneticilerinin görüşlerinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaçla Gaziantep ilindeki okul öncesi ve ilköğretim kurumlarında görev yapan 9 aday öğretmen ve 10 okul yöneticisi ile odak grup görüşmeleri yapılmıştır. Odak grup görüşmelerinde GBP’nin amaçlar ve hedefler, tasarım ve uygulama aşamalarına ilişkin sorular sorulmuştur. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda; aday öğretmenlerin ve okul yöneticilerinin, GBP’nin adaylık eğitimi programı olarak kullanılabileceğini ve kullanılmasının yararlı olacağını düşündükleri tespit edilmiştir. Aday öğretmenler ve okul yöneticileri, aday öğretmenlerin GBP kapsamında özellikle sınıf yönetimi ve etkili iletişim alanlarında yardım almaları gerektiğini düşünmektedirler. Araştırmanın bulgularına dayalı olarak, mevcut adaylık eğitimi programının sorunlarının belirlenerek bu sorunların çözümüne yönelik GBP gibi farklı alternatiflerin incelenmesi önerilmektedir. Aday öğretmenlerin mesleki gelişim süreçlerinde daha yoğun bir etkileşimle çalışılmasını sağlayabilecek mentorlük sistemi aday öğretmenlere sunulmalıdır.

Keywords

• göreve başlatma programı, aday öğretmenler, okul yöneticileri

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