a Record control number WOS:000344467800005

a ISSN 1300-5340

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number LB1028

b Item number .E38 2014

a Personal name Erden, Hale.

a Title Educational Professionals' Perceptions regarding Impediments and Impediments' Frequencies in Initial Teacher Training

h Medium Electronic Document

c Statement of responsibility, etc Hale Erden.

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Elsevıer Scıence,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2014.

a Summary, etc Educational professionals mostly face impediments in initial teachers training. There are factors contributing to the impediments educational professionals face in initial teacher training. This study aims at identifying perceptions of educational professionals regarding the factors and frequency of these factors impeding educational professionals in initial teacher training in Northern Cyprus. The study adopted an interpretive methodology under qualitative research paradigm. Phenomology was adapted as the research design. Data were collected using field diaries, focus group interviews and in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed through content analysis method. The researcher kept the field diaries. Focus group members were 15 educational experts. Educational professionals were 67 professionals teaching/serving in the education field. Findings revealed themes on opportunities educational professionals were provided, on impediments regarding researching options, on impediments regarding communication and collaboration, on impediments regarding supervising teachers and on impediments regarding mentoring system in public schools as well as the frequency of these impediments according to the perceptions of educational professionals. As a result, initial teacher training should be improved; research opportunities should become better; efficient communication and collaboration should be provided among educational professionals; importance of supervision should be emphasized; mentoring system should be arranged as a system including teacher-academician-supervisor tricycle and academic mentoring system should be adopted.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Educational research

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale

g Relationship information 2014, Vol.29, Issue:4, p.60-74

x International Standard Serial Number 13005340

a Main entry heading Hacettepe Unıversıtesı Egıtım Fakultesı Dergısı

a Main entry heading Hacettepe Unıversıty Journal of Educatıon