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Teacher Professional Development (PD) is essential for improving the quality of instruction in general. Therefore, it is of vital importance to have a clear idea of teachers’ views on their own PD. This paper aims at investigating English Language Teachers’ perception of PD; the PD activities they are engaged in and the positive and negative factors affecting their engagement in these PD activities. The study also aims at comparing ELT professionals working at different institutions namely; state and private universities. The study was conducted including 158 ELT professionals from 7 state and 4 private universities and 20 primary and secondary level state schools from the Ministry of National Education (MoNE). Results reveal that institution is not a significant factor in the perception of PD of English language teachers

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Professional development, Teacher training, Teacher perception

TÜRK ÖĞRETMENLERİN MESLEKİ GELİŞİM ALGILARININ BELİRLENMESİ

Öz

Öğretmenlerin mesleki gelişimleri eğitimin genel kalitesini yükseltmekte önemli bir rol oynar. Bu yüzden, öğretmenlerin kendi mesleki gelişimlerinden ne anladıkları oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışma, İngilizce öğretmenlerinin mesleki gelişim algılarını araştırmayı, katıldıkları mesleki gelişim faaliyetlerini belirlemeyi ve kendilerinin bu faaliyetlere katılmalarını olumlu ya da olumsuz etkileyen etmenleri bulmayı hedeflemektedir. Çalışmanın bir diğer hedefi İngiliz dili öğretimi alanında farklı kurumlarda çalışan öğretmenlerin –devlet ve özel- algılarını kıyaslamaktır. Çalışmaya 7 devlet ve 4 özel üniversite ve Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı’na bağlı 20 ilk ve orta öğretim kurumunda çalışan toplam 158 öğretmen katılmıştır. Sonuçlar çalışılan kurumun, İngilizce öğretmenlerinin profesyonel gelişimi algılamasında bir etken olmadığını göstermiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mesleki gelişim, Öğretmen yetiştirme, Öğretmen algıları

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