Vol. 8 No. 53 (2020)

Research Article

Teachers’ and School Administrators’ Opinions and Experiences on 2017 General Competencies for Teaching Profession

Published 2020-10-30

Cilt 8 Sayı 53 kapak

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the opinions and experiences of teachers and school administrators regarding the General Competencies for Teaching Profession published in 2017. In addition to that, in this study, it is aimed to determine teachers’ practices through their opinions on the indicators of “B) Professional Skills” competence. The research is designed according to the phenomenological pattern from the qualitative research approach. Participants consisted of 25 teachers who work in different institutions and of different branches and 10 school administrators working in different institutions. In the study, the data were obtained through semi-structured interview questions prepared in accordance with the document and by expert opinion. The data were analyzed according to the content analysis approach. According to the results of the research, most of the teachers and school administrators have negative thoughts about the document, and although most of the teachers don’t know about the document, their answers are compatible with the indicators in “B-Professional Skill” competency domain.

Keywords Teachers, school administrators, competencies, general competencies for teaching profession

Öz

2017 Öğretmenlik Mesleği Genel Yeterlikleri Kapsamında Öğretmen ve Okul Yöneticilerinin Görüş ve Deneyimleri

Araştırmanın amacı 2017’de yayınlanan Öğretmenlik Mesleği Genel Yeterlikleri belgesine yönelik öğretmen ve okul yöneticilerinin görüş ve deneyimlerini incelemektir. Bunun yanı sıra, araştırmada öğretmenlerin belgede yer alan “B) Mesleki Beceri” yeterlik alanındaki göstergeler ile ilgili düşüncelerinden yola çıkarak uygulama durumlarını tespit etmek hedeflenmiştir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yaklaşımından olgubilim desenine göre tasarlanmıştır. Çalışma grubunu farklı kurumlarda görev yapan farklı dallardan 25 öğretmen ve farklı kurumlarda görev yapan 10 okul yöneticisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada, veriler söz konusu belgeye uygun olarak ve uzman görüşü alınarak hazırlanmış yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme soruları ile elde edilmiştir. Veriler, içerik analizi yaklaşımına göre analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonucuna göre öğretmenlerin ve okul yöneticilerinin çoğu bahsi geçen belge hakkında olumsuz düşüncelere sahiptir ve çoğu öğretmenin belgeyi bilmemesine rağmen verdikleri cevaplar “B-Meslekî Beceri” yeterlik alanındaki göstergeler ile örtüşmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler Öğretmen, okul Yöneticisi, yeterlik, öğretmenlik mesleği genel yeterlikleri

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