Exploration of the Patterns of Physical Education Teachers’ Participation Within Self-Directed Online Professional Development

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Okseon Lee Seoul National University

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Euichang Choi Seoul National University

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Victoria Goodyear University of Birmingham

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Hyukjun Son Seoul National University

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Hyunsoo Jung Cheongju National University of Education

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Wonhee Lee Seoul Yongsan Middle School

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2020-0058
Keywords:
digital; mobile instant messenger; participation patterns; professional learning
First Published Online:
28 Dec 2020
In Print:
Volume 40: Issue 4
Page Range:
618–625
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Although physical education (PE) teachers have increased access to digital/online continuous professional development activities, there are few robust accounts of how they engage with and experience these environments. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine PE teachers’ participation patterns within self-directed online PE continuous professional development activities using mobile instant messenger. Methods: Data were generated from (a) 5,246 messages exchanged in the mobile instant messenger chatroom from 281 teachers, (b) semistructured interviews with 10 teachers, and (c) 1,275 messages posted by the 10 interviewed teachers. Quantitative data were analyzed for measures of central tendency, and qualitative data were analyzed inductively. Findings: Five patterns of PE teachers’ usage of mobile instant messenger were identified: (a) ringmasters, (b) passive uploaders, (c) active uploaders, (d) requesters, and (e) bystanders. Discussion: The findings suggest that each engagement pattern illustrates the differential goals of learning, types of interaction, and forms of participation by teachers engaged in online continuous professional development.

O. Lee, Choi, and Son are with the Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Goodyear and Griffiths are with the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Jung is with the Department of Physical Education, Cheongju National University of Education, Cheongju, Korea. W. Lee is with the Seoul Yongsan Middle School, Seoul, Korea.

O. Lee (okseonlee@snu.ac.kr) is corresponding author.
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