Instructors' reasons for participating in a professional development program and the nature of teacher interaction: A case study in a Turkish preparatory school

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Tezin Türü: Doktora

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Yabancı Diller Eğitimi Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2020

Tezin Dili: İngilizce

Öğrenci: AYLİN SELİN DEWAN

Danışman: Nurdan Gürbüz

Özet:

The aim of this study was to explore teacher interaction in an in-house professional development (PD) program by examining the reasons instructors join the program and the perceived contributions of such a program. To this end, sociocultural discourse analysis (SCDA) was used to investigate different interactional features that lead to increased learning opportunities. The participants of the study were 14 teachers working at the English language school of a private university in Turkey. Data was collected through use of a needs analysis survey, interviews, observations, and video/audio recordings of PD sessions. The results of the interviews were analyzed on MAXQDA using content analysis according to Huberman and Miles’ qualitative data analysis approach. The professional development sessions were transcribed verbatim and analyzed through use of SCDA. The results of the study firstly revealed that …