Professional Development for Multicultural Education: Lessons from a Blended In-Service Teacher Training Programme

Baldan Babayiğit B., SEVER D., ÇAM AKTAŞ B., KİP KAYABAŞ B., ŞENEL E. A., GÜVEN M.

TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, vol.165, 2025 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 165
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tate.2025.105151
  • Journal Name: TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo
  • Keywords: Culturally responsive teaching, Multicultural education, Professional development, Programme evaluation, Teachers
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a blended multicultural in-service teacher training programme (MITTP) based on a participatory evaluation model. Adopting a mixed-methods experimental design, this study investigates the MITTP through a pre- and post-test comparison between the experimental and the control group supported by the appraisals and reflective journals of participating teachers. The findings revealed that the MITTP was effective in terms of promoting teachers' egalitarian and multicultural pedagogical competencies along with their resilience. It was also found that the MITTP mainly owed its effectiveness to its flexible, collaborative and practice-based nature, which allowed teachers to learn from each other's experiences.