E-MENTORING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY

This study focused on supporting the professional development of information technologies pre-service teachers with e-mentoring approach. The e-mentoring program was conducted in four basic phases; preparation, matching, interaction and finalizing. In the study, the data were collected via researche...

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Published in:The Turkish online journal of distance education TOJDE 2016-07, Vol.17 (3), p.76
Main Authors: KAHRAMAN, Mehmet, KUZU, Abdullah
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Electronic Learning
Focus Groups
Foreign Countries
Interaction
Mentors
Preservice Teachers
Professional Development
Program Effectiveness
Qualitative Research
Reflection
Semi Structured Interviews
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