Uygulama Öğretmenlerinin Hizmet Öncesi Öğretmenlere Kuram-Uygulama Boşluğu Desteği: Bir Çevrimiçi Uygulama

Öz

Öğretmen yetiştirme süreçlerinin önemli paydaşlarından biri olan okullarda uygulama öğretmenlerinin hizmet öncesi öğretmenlere vermiş olduğu destek son yıllarda bir çalışma konusu olmuştur. Aynı zamanda uygulama okullarında yaşanan kuram-uygulama boşluğu sorunu da çalışılmaktadır. Gelişen teknolojinin de ışığında, bu çalışmanın amacı uygulama öğretmenlerinin uygulama okullarında öğretmen adaylarına kuram-uygulama boşluğu açısından verdikleri desteği incelemektir. Bu nitel çalışmada veri a) yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler, b) bir çevrimiçi yansıtma ve dönüt ortamı ve c) bir odak grup görüşmesi yoluyla toplanmıştır. İçerik analizi sonucunda söz konusu destekle ilgili olarak ortaya çıkan alt başlıklar; danışman rolü-öğretmen rolü, yeni kuramsal bilgi ve kişilik özellikleri olarak belirlenmiştir. Bulgular bu alt başlıklar ve çevrimiçi ortamda işbirliği açılarında yorumlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hizmet öncesi öğretmen yetiştirme,Uygulama öğretmeni desteği,Kuram-uygulama boşluğu

Mentor Support to Pre-service Teachers on Theory-Practice Gap in Practicum: An Online Practice

Öz

Recent research has put much emphasis on the mentor teacher as an important stakeholder of the practicum period of teacher education. Also the issue of theory-practice gap has been studied in the field. With the developing technology in mind, this study aimed at investigating the mentor teacher support to pre-service teachers on theory-practice gap issues during the practicum. The qualitative data were collected through a) semi-structured interviews, b) online reflection and feedback, and c) a focus group interview. As a result of the content analysis, the emerging themes were mentor role vs. teacher role, knowledge of recent theory and personality traits. The findings were discussed under these sub-headings along with online collaboration among the participants.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pre-service teacher education,Mentor support,Theory-practice gap

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