TEACHER'S VIEWS ON 'TEACHER TRAINING SYSTEM IN TURKEY'

This study aims to investigate the views of the teachers on teacher training system in Turkey, and it was conducted using the case study design, which is one of the qualitative research designs. The working group of the study consisted of 55 teachers in total, who voluntarily participate in the research. These teachers are serving in one of Turkey's provinces and its town centers connected with one of the seven geographical regions, the Eastern Anatolia Region. The data of the study were collected using the interview technique. In the research, the interview form approach that is one of the types of interview was used. The content analysis technique was used to analyse the collected data through the interview form. As a result of the research, it has been found that participant teachers generally have negative opinions about teacher training system in Turkey. The teachers say that there is no national policy on teacher training system in Turkey. According to them, there is weak co-ordination between the teachers training institutions and the institutions that employ teachers. They stated that changes to the entry system should be made to the institutions that train teachers. These teachers claim that teacher training programs must also be updated, and even the in-service trainings contribute to the professional development of teachers, it is necessary to carry out studies for the enhancement of the qualifications of these trainings. Finally, they stated that the teacher training system with the pedagogical formation education certificate program should be terminated.