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The aim of the study was to evaluate the current applications on in-service training in our country and to determine the opinions of teachers and academics in this issue. In this study, case study method was used which made use of the nested multiple cases pattern. The study was conducted with a total of 16 participants from the disciplines of science, social sciences, mathematics and Turkish. In this context, 2 teachers and 2 academics were selected from every discipline. The data of the study were collected through two different semi-structured interview forms which were developed separately for academics and teachers. Content analysis technique was used in the analysis of the obtained data. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there are some problems related to the duration, timing, frequency of in-service training, physical conditions of in-service training area and number of participant teachers in in-service training. It was concluded that the content of in-service training programs is not up to date and is not structured according to the needs of the teachers. Besides, it was determined that the teachers who participated in the in-service trainings considered these seminars as formalities and perceived them as an opportunity to have holidays. In addition, it was determined that there was no opinion of academics and teachers except for one academic about school based professional development practices.

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