ERIC Number: EJ1251108
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 9
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Experiences of Turkish Teachers Working Abroad
Toraman, Çetin; Özdemir, Hasan Fehmi; Orakci, Senol
SAGE Open, v10 n1 Jan-Mar 2020
Turkish teachers seek to work abroad for a variety of reasons with a mixed degree of success. This study examined the common essence of the experiences of Turkish teachers, through 25 interviews with teachers commissioned to teach Turkish and Turkish culture to Turkish students in Germany and France. Interviews were conducted using semi-structured interview questions and audio recordings. The analyses used an appropriate content analysis process for a qualitative phenomenological approach. Krippendorff's alpha coefficient showed high interrater reliability with a value of 0.83, and to ensure the credibility the codings have been submitted to internal and external checks. The direct quotations of the participants' discourses were shared in the text. The results of the study showed that there was a particular driving force that directed teachers to teach abroad. This driving force embodied itself in a sense of curiosity and pride for being chosen to work abroad.
Descriptors: Foreign Workers, Teacher Attitudes, Turkish, Language Teachers, Cultural Education, Native Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment, Teaching Experience, Teacher Motivation, Psychological Patterns, Personality Traits, Teacher Selection, Faculty Mobility
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany; France
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