A Model for the Professional Development of Physical Education Teachers in Secondary Schools in Iraq
Keywords:
educational programs, information technology , educational policies , school infrastructure , teacher and administrator characteristics, professional developmentAbstract
Purpose: This research aims to present a model for the professional development of physical education teachers in secondary schools in Iraq.
Methodology: The research is developmental in terms of its purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection methods, with qualitative data. The statistical population included all experts and university faculty members in the field of education in Iraq who possess academic knowledge in the relevant domain and have a history of publishing articles or books on the professional development of teachers. The sample selection was purposive, and the sample size was determined according to the principle of theoretical saturation, with 15 participants. The research tool consisted of semi-structured interviews. To assess the validity of the interviews, expert judgment evaluations were used, and to calculate reliability, a few of the interviews were selected as samples and each one was coded twice within a short, specified period. The level of agreement between these codings served as the basis for calculating reliability. Through the content analysis of the interviews and extraction of codes, the dimensions and components of professional development for physical education teachers in secondary schools were identified. The theoretical coding process of the data was carried out using MAXQDA software (version 2020).
Findings: The research findings indicated that at the end of the open coding process, 55 concepts were identified and labeled. After this stage, the initial concepts were identified, analyzed, and categorized to identify subcategories. Accordingly, in the axial coding stage, 19 subcategories were extracted from the open codes. Finally, six main dimensions of the model were identified and determined: teacher characteristics, administrator characteristics, school infrastructure, educational policies, information technology, and educational programs.
Conclusion: The results of this study provide a comprehensive model for the professional development of physical education teachers in Iraqi secondary schools, emphasizing teacher characteristics, administrators, infrastructure, and educational policies.
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