Abstract:

In this study, teachers' views on postgraduate education have been examined. In this study, which was designed in the qualitative research method and typical case study pattern, the participants have been determined by the purposive sampling method. In the study, an interview form consisting of unstructured and semi-structured questions developed by the researchers was used in order to evaluate the opinions of teachers and administrators. The data of the study has been collected online from a total of 316 teachers from different types of schools. Content analysis and descriptive analysis were used together in the analysis of the data. The data were analyzed with MAXQDA 2020 qualitative analysis program. According to the results obtained in the research, the participants mainly have explained their willingness to graduate education with self-development and personal development in their fields. They have stated that the obstacles in front of the development effort against graduate education were related to family responsibilities, intensive work tempo, material, and age. In addition, the participants stated that the willingness to make efforts towards graduate education, family-environment support, and administration-management support were facilitating factors. Depending on the results of the research, some suggestions were made to researchers and policy makers in the context of the importance of supporting the professional development of teachers in line with the aims of postgraduate education programs.

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