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AI InsightHowever, it was concluded that in-service training programs should be planned according to the needs and expectations of the teachers and it is necessary to regularly receive feedback about the in-service training from the teachers.
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Abstract
The development of a society is possible only if the individuals forming the society are educated in line with a number of goals and objectives. Scientific and technological developments affect the educational environment from time to time. In the professional sense, the information that teachers receive during their undergraduate period loses its validity over time, or the effect of this information is diminishing. For this reason, teachers need a number of in-service trainings both in the general sense and in the professional sense in order to adapt to the developing technology. For this reason, the Ministry of National Education is providing in-service training programs with the aim of contributing to the development of teachers during certain periods of the year. This study was conducted to determine the thoughts of physical education teachers about inservice training programs. In the survey, physical education teachers; The general thoughts on the inservice training program, the thoughts on the benefits of the program, the thoughts on which areas the training program should be given, the thoughts on the duration of the training program, the thoughts on the dates of the training program, the thoughts on the trainers presenting the training program and the suggestions about the training program It was studied. The data obtained from 50 physical education teachers working in the schools within the provincial borders of Gaziantep were analyzed by content analysis method using the interview method which is one of the qualitative research methods in the research. As a result of the research, the thoughts of the physical education teachers regarding the in-service education can be listed as follows; Most teachers see the in-service training program useful for their professional development, think that it is useful in terms of renewing themselves and acquiring new knowledge, They provide positive gains if planned and programmed and that they increase the quality of teachers with it. In addition, physical education teachers expressed their opinion that it would be useful to include the subjects related to sports branches in the field of in-service training, sports education and teaching methods. However, it was concluded that in-service training programs should be planned according to the needs and expectations of the teachers and it is necessary to regularly receive feedback about the in-service training from the teachers.