VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
AND LABOUR MARKET
ISSN 2307-4264 (Print) ISSN 2712-9268 (Online)

Methodology for assessing the effectiveness of professional network communities of teaching staff


Introduction. Online teaching communities, the number of  which is  steadily growing, complement traditional professional associations, expanding opportunities for constructive interaction. However, the lack of  tools and methods for evaluating effectiveness of  these communities prevents their development and transition to  a qualitatively different level – platforms for full-fledged informal professional development of teaching staff. 

Aim. Substantiating the possibility of  using the proposed methodology as  a tool for evaluating the effectiveness and monitoring the activities of  online professional teaching communities. 

Methods. The research is  based on  the analysis of  empirical data of  the activities of online teaching communities and the results of a survey of senior and teaching staff members of  regional methodological associations. The methodological basis of  the study is comprised of structural-genetic, systemic and evolutionary approaches. 

Results. A  methodology for assessing the quality and effectiveness of  online professional communities was developed by  the moderators of  online professional teaching communities from the Chelyabinsk Institute of Educational Development. The experience of applying the methodology is presented and summarised. 

Scientific novelty. The parameters and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of online professional communities are described and systematised. 

Practical significance. Methodology for assessing the effectiveness of  professional Internet communities can become the basis for making effective organisational and managerial decisions on  the development of  not only regional methodological associations, but also any online teaching communities.


For citation:

Donskoy, A. , & Laryushkin, S. (2024). Methodology for assessing the effectiveness of professional network communities of teaching staff. Vocational Education and Labour Market, null(2), 104–119. https://doi.org/10.52944/PORT.2024.57.2.007