Professional Development Needs Analysis of School Administrators and Teachers in Turkey

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed at determining the professional development needs of school administrators and teachers working in Mamak, Ankara and to what extent they needed these trainings were reported in this study.Design/Methodology/Approach: A two-stage path needs analysis model used for the study. First, the nominal group technique was implemented. Second, according to the results, the professional development training needs were turned into targeted surveys for each participant group. The data collected from school administrations and teachers working in Mamak. Findings:The school administrators need leadership; pre-school teachers need picture analysis; primary school teachers need creative drama; middle-school teachers need integration with the digital world; high-school teachers need first-aid; special education teachers need techniques for changing problematic behaviors, and guidance and psychological counseling teachers need solution-oriented therapy training. Highlights:The findings have revealed that while school administrators and teachers need core skills related to their fields. They mostly need contemporary training subjects so they can keep up with the times. The training which is commonly needed by the school administrators, pre-school, primary, middle, and high school teachers is first-aid training and the main reasons of this need can be examined in depth through further studies. It was shown in the results that the nominal group results and the surveys differed for all groups. In conclusion, a single needs analysis approach was insufficient for identifying professional development needs, and it is necessary to utilize one or more techniques together. Policymakers and/or practitioners may develop projects and activities, related to the priority subject areas of this study, aimed at improving schools. ÖzÇalışmanın amacı: Bu araştırmanın amacı Ankara'nın Mamak ilçesinde görev yapan okul yöneticileri ile öğretmenlerin mesleki gelişim ihtiyaçlarının belirlenmesi ve bu eğitimlere ne düzeyde ihtiyaç duyduklarının tespit edilmesidir.Materyal ve Yöntem: İki aşamalı ihtiyaç belirleme tekniğinden yararlanılmıştır. Öncelikle, nominal grup tekniği uygulanmıştır. Sonrasında, elde edilen sonuçlara uygun şekilde her bir katılımcı grubu için ayrı ayrı anketler hazırlanmıştır.Bulgular: Okul yöneticileri en fazla liderlik; okul öncesi öğretmenleri resim analizi; ilkokul öğretmenleri yaratıcı drama; ortaokul öğretmenleri dijital dünyayla entegrasyon; lise öğretmenleri ilkyardım; özel eğitim öğretmenleri problem davranış değiştirme teknikleri; rehberlik ve psikolojik danışma öğretmenleri çözüm odaklı terapi eğitimlerine ihtiyaç duymaktalardır.Önemli Vurgular: Araştırma bulgularına göre okul yönetici ve öğretmenlerinin, alanlarının gerektirdiği temel becerilere ihtiyaç duydukları görülmüştür. Buna karşın çağa ayak uydurabilmek adına, en fazla çağdaş yaklaşımlar konusunda kendilerini geliştirmeyi istemektelerdir. Okul yöneticileri, okul öncesi, ortaokul ve lise öğretmenlerinin ortak olarak ihtiyaç duydukları konu ilk...

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