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Rural Appalachian Teachers' Use Of Social Media To Find And Engage In Professional Development, Kristy Johnson
Rural Appalachian Teachers' Use Of Social Media To Find And Engage In Professional Development, Kristy Johnson
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Rural elementary teachers faced challenges to professional development which differed from their urban or suburban peers. With the increasing popularity of social media at the time of this study, rural elementary teachers had the opportunity to use social media to find and engage in professional development which might otherwise be unavailable to them. By engaging in professional development teachers found via social media, rural elementary teachers could overcome some of the challenges faced as a rural educator. The purpose of this study was to determine how rural elementary teachers perceived and used social media to find and engage in professional …