Online Teacher Professional Development in Conflict Area Online Teacher Professional Development Training For Educators in Two Different Areas in Syria, a case study.
Abstract
Teachers in the modern technological era are prompted to continually develop their
skills and knowledge. Therefore, educational organizations have repeatedly called for more
action to support teachers and educational systems. They emphasized the need to invest
potentials and material resources in improving teachers’ professionalism, especially in fragile
areas to keep pace with the changing time and requirements. Despite the growing interest in
Teacher Professional Development (TPD)programs, there is still much to do in this field. This
study will address an online Teacher Professional Development program which designed by
Arab Organization for Research and Development (AORD) and delivered remotely for
educators in armed conflict areas in Syria.
The aim is to explore the educators' experiences about an online program model that
wasdesigned to enhance Teachers’ Professional Development particularly in conflict area.
Through the administration of questionnaires along with interviews the following project
examines the negative and positive aspects of this program, drawing from obtained data and
using a case study approach. The mixed data were collected using a survey answered from 20
educators, and semi-structured interviews with five educators, who were selected using a
purposive sampling method that could allow subjective detailed questioning and responses.
The results of this study revealed a good satisfaction about the course attended, further, the
participants demonstrated great interest in this model of TPD and gave useful feedback.
On the other hand, they expressed the need for more interaction among them. This
feedback is valuable in the design of the future Teacher Professional Program TPD. In the
end, Participantsstressed the need for more TPD programs, owing to the dire situation they
have, so they liketo be abreast of the modern learning methods.
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Date
2023-11-01Author
Alsaleh, Afraa
Keywords
Teachers Professional Development
TPD
remote learning
crisis zone
online course
conflict area
Language
eng