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ERIC Number: EJ1248838
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1359-866X
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Can Facebook Groups Enhance Continuing Professional Development of Teachers? Lessons from Kenya
Bett, Harry; Makewa, Lazarus
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, v48 n2 p132-146 2020
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers in Kenya suffers from challenges such as inadequate resources, poor planning, competing interests, among others. Besides being traditional in approach, most CPD sessions are far between to be meaningfully helpful. With increasing uptake of technology and number of social media users in Kenya, Facebook can be a potential platform to enhance teachers' professional development. This exploratory cross-sectional survey focussed on discussions teachers had in the month of February 2015 on one Facebook Group named 'Teachers of English'. A directed content analysis of the 647 posts following Shulman's category of teacher knowledge base revealed that interactions on the group centred on the teaching of English and Literature, as well as on other education-related matters. This study concludes that Facebook Groups can be fertile avenues for teachers' ongoing professional development, especially in developing countries where such opportunities are scarce.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kenya
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