@article{2017,title={INVESTIGATING OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS IN TURKEY AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA},abstractNode={This article presents an overview of professional development in Turkey and the United States examines similarities and differences in the two countries. The primary objective of this study is to investigate professional development programs for teachers in Turkey and the United States. In fulfilling this goal, descriptive scanning method has employed. The researcher has screened articles, conference papers, research reports, master theses and PhD dissertations in the current study. When teacher professional development programs of Turkey and the United States are examined, the results can be summarized as follows: Professional development contexts in Turkey and the USA are considerably different. However, the two countries also have similarities. Both Turkey and the USA want greater teacher competence and quality, seamless career-long professional development for teachers, and a better balance of theory and practice in professional development.},author={Yurdagül BOGAR},year={2017},journal={The Journal of International Educational Sciences}}