Teachers’ use of social-media tools for their professional development<p>Öğretmenlerin sosyal medya araçlarını mesleki gelişim amaçlı olarak kullanım durumları
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine the use of social media for professional development purposes by the teachers. Fourty teachers working at various grades and schools in the city center of one of the cities located in the North-west part of Turkey in the spring semester of 2014-2015 academic year formed the study group. For the selection of teachers, purposeful random sampling technique was used. The qualitative data were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researchers in the spring semester of 2014-2015 academic year. For the analysis of the qualitative data, descriptive analysis was used. The findings of the study revealed that teachers generally use the social media tools for professional purposes in their daily classroom activities and their professional development. In the meantime, it is observed that social media tools are effective when they are used for their professional development and for sharing purposes. Besides, teachers emphasized that social media has an important place in terms of their personal and professional development as well as they state that attention should be paid to dangers and misuse of social media. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı öğretmenlerin sosyal medyayı mesleki gelişim amaçlı nasıl kullandıklarının belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Batı Karadeniz Bölgesinde bulunan bir ilin merkezinde çeşitli okul kademelerinde 2014-1015 öğretim yılında görev yapan öğretmenlerden seçilen kırk öğretmen oluşturmuştur. Öğretmenlerin seçiminde amaçlı rastgele örneklem tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma ile ilgili nitel veriler 2014-2015 öğretim yılı bahar döneminde araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen bir anket ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için, betimsel analiz tekniği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, öğretmenlerin sosyal medya araçlarını genel olarak kullandıkları, mesleki gelişim ve paylaşım amaçlı kullanmada ise çoğunlukla etkin oldukları görülmüştür. Bunun yanında öğretmenler, bireysel ve mesleki gelişim konusunda sosyal medyanın önemli bir yeri olduğunu vurgulamakla birlikte bilgi kirliliği gibi tehlikelere karşı da dikkatli olunması gerektiğini belirtmektedirler.
Authors and Affiliations
Duygu Saniye Öztürk, Faruk Öztürk, Raşit Özen
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