An Investigation of Prospective Teachers' Attitudes toward Educational Reforms in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Duman, Guler; Kural Baykan, Arin; Koroglu, Gamze Nevra; Yilmaz, Selda; Erdogan, Mehmet
Titel	An Investigation of Prospective Teachers' Attitudes toward Educational Reforms in Turkey
Quelle	In: Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 14 (2014) 2, S.622-628 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-0485
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Semi Structured Interviews; Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Conferences (Gatherings); Knowledge Level; Teacher Education Programs; Phenomenology; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsreform; Schülerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	The main purpose of the present study is twofold: (a) to investigate the awareness and attitudes of prospective teachers from different departments and class levels regarding current educational reforms in Turkey and the reasons why they do or do not adhere to these reform activities, and (b) to gain thorough knowledge about information resources that they use and the problems that they encounter while learning about and sharing current educational reforms. The study was conducted with 23 prospective teachers drawn from the Education Faculty of Akdeniz University, and it used a two-stage sampling method. A semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers was employed as the data collection instrument. The interview form included four demographic and 12 open-ended questions. The tape-recorded interviews were transcribed and verbatim transcriptions were analyzed via quantitative data analysis. The results indicated that freshman and sophomore prospective teachers adhered to the education reform developments less frequently than their juniors and seniors. Most of the prospective teachers who rarely followed educational reforms indicated that they did not have enough time to do so due to their heavy schedule, but they concentrated on educational reforms in their own field of study since they had concerns for the future. Prospective teachers often had insufficient and false information about educational reforms; they indicated interest in obtaining more reliable information through conferences featuring presentations by experts. Further studies conducted with prospective teachers enrolled in additional departments or pedagogical formation courses would provide a more complete understanding of attitudes toward educational reforms. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Educational Consultancy, Ltd (EDAM). Kisikli Mh. Alemdag Cd. Yan Yol Sk., SBK Is Merkezi No:5 Kat:1, Uskudar-Istanbul, 34692 Turkey. Tel: +90-216-481-30-23; Fax: +90-216-481-31-36; e-mail: editor@edam.com.tr; Web site: http://www.edam.com.tr/estp.asp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10