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Journals / Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry / 2016 / Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 4

Professional Development of Elementary School Teachers through Online Peer Collaboration: A Case Study

İlköğretim Öğretmenlerinin Online Akran İşbirliği ile Profesyonel Gelişimi Bir Durum Çalışması

İBRAHİM HAKKI ACAR
Süleyman YILDIZ
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422–439
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Overall, teachers who participated the online peer collaboration appeared to benefit from this collaboration in their personal and professional development.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of the current case study is to explore the influence of online peer collaboration among Turkish elementary school teachers in order to gain an understanding of the contributions from online peer collaboration to teachers' professional development.
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Key Findings & Data:Four main themes emerged from the current study: 1) Satisfaction with peer collaboration 2) Usefulness of online peer collaboration 3) Improvement of classroom teaching methods and techniques 4) Improvement of classroom management skills.
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Conclusion & Impact:Overall, teachers who participated the online peer collaboration appeared to benefit from this collaboration in their personal and professional development.
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The purpose of the current case study is to explore the influence of online peer collaboration among Turkish elementary school teachers in order to gain an understanding of the contributions from online peer collaboration to teachers' professional development. For the purpose this study, online peer collaboration is defined as online support provided by teachers to one another through a web-based professional development platform called "LearnerTeachers". This case study involves eight volunteer elementary school teachers who have been involved in "Learner-Teachers" online peer collaboration professional development process. Qualitative data collection consisted of semi-structured interview and utilizing teachers' online entries on the web-based exchange platform. Open coding method and entry analyses were done as data analyses. Four main themes emerged from the current study: 1) Satisfaction with peer collaboration 2) Usefulness of online peer collaboration 3) Improvement of classroom teaching methods and techniques 4) Improvement of classroom management skills. Overall, teachers who participated the online peer collaboration appeared to benefit from this collaboration in their personal and professional development. The importance of peer collaboration via online tools are discussed

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Bu durum çalışmasının amacı, sınıf öğretmenlerinin arasında gerçekleşen online akran işbirliğinin onların mesleki gelişimlerine katıkısını keşfetmektir. Bu kapsamda, çevrimiçi akran işbirliği, "öğrenen-öğretmenler" adlı bir web tabanlı mesleki gelişim platformu üzerinden öğretmenlerin birbirlerine sağladığı çevrimiçi destek olarak tanımlanmistir. Bu araştırmanın katılımcıları "Öğrenen-Öğretmenler" çevrimiçi akran işbirliği mesleki gelişim sürecine dahil olan sekiz gönüllü sınıf öğretmenidir Bu araştırmada veri toplama, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme ve web tabanlı gerçekleştirilen bilgi alışverişi platformu üzerinde kullanan öğretmenlerin çevrimiçi girdileri ile saglanmistir. Toplanan verilerin analizleri, açık kodlama yöntemi ve online girdilerin tematik analizleri olarak yapılmıştır. Analizler sonucunda, dört ana tema ortaya çıkmıştır ve bu temalar su sekildedir: 1- Akran işbirliğinden sağlanan memnuniyet 2-Akran işbirliğinin faydası 3- Sınıf öğretim yöntem ve tekniklerinde gelişim 4- Sınıf yönetimi becerilerinde gelişimdir. Genel olarak, online akran işbirliğine katılan öğretmenlerin, bu işbirliğinin onların kişisel ve mesleki gelişimlerine katkı sağladığı seklinde algıladıkları ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca online araçlar ile gerçekleştirilen akran işbirliğinin önemi tartışılmıştır

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ACAR, İ. H., YILDIZ, S. (2016). Professional Development of Elementary School Teachers through Online Peer Collaboration: A Case Study. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 4, 422–439. https://ajindex.com/articles/375627

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