الباحث
Volume 15, Numéro 2, Pages 578-590
2023-12-21

Exploring The Impact Of Teachers Collaboration On Their Professional Development: A Case Study Of Teachers Of Journalism At Normal Superior School Of Journalism

Authors : Bedda Hannane .

Abstract

Professionalism for journalism educators is a key factor in ensuring that educational institutions excel in this field. Recent research aims at exploring how teacher collaboration impacts professional development and found that collaborative initiatives for course planning, assessments, guidelines for instruction, and teaching-learning material can have far-reaching effects on pedagogy. Using a case study design by applying a qualitative technique involving semi-structured interviews with 20 university journalists and educators was obtained. After conducting open coding analysis for data analysis purposes which incorporated three themes: acknowledging each other's contributions; solidifying effective classroom management skills; cultivating constructive relationships with colleagues; while recognizing limitations in terms of creativity stemming from being exclusively beholden to established standards; it was determined that educational institutions must prioritize collaborating among themselves through sharing ideas about theory or practice. We discovered that teacher cooperation enhances professionals' continuous learning process while simultaneously serving as a magnet for conducive workplace environments characterized by effective management. As long as it doesn't impede creativity, embracing collaborative teaching practices could contribute to further progress within this field from a professional standpoint.

Keywords

professional development; collaboration; teaching; learning; journalism