本研究主要目的在探討偏遠地區國中教師參與網路學習社群與教師專業發展之相關研究,並了解國民中學教師參與參與網路學習社群對教師專業發展是否具預測力。本研究所採用的研究法為「調查研究法」,調查研究以高雄市偏遠地區國中教師為研究對象,總共發出255份問卷有效問卷回收207份,有效回收率為81.1%,所得資料以SPSS統計軟體分析,應用描述統計、t檢定、單因子變異數分析、典型相關、線性迴歸驗證本研究之假設及模式。 研究所得之主要結論如下: 一、不同性別、最高學歷、服務年資的國民中學教師參與網路學習社群參與態度有顯著差異。 二、不同性別、服務年資的偏遠地區國民中學教師教師參與專業發展有顯著差異。 三、偏遠地區國中教師參與網路學習社群態度與教師專業發展有顯著相關。 四、偏遠地區國中教師參與網路學習社群態度與教師參與網路學習社群之教師專業發展有預測作用,其中以「知識分享」為主要預測變項。 基於以上研究結果,本研究針對教育行政單位與未來研究者提出建議,以作為相關議題研究之參考。
This research aims to investigate a study on correlation between teachers’ participation of web-based learning community and teachers’professional development at the junior high schools of Kaohsiung remote districts. In order to complete this study,“Survey research”was principally adopted to explore the subject on junior high school teacher in Kaohsiung remote districts and 255 questionnaires were sufficient as the result of 81.1% return rate. All the data were analyzed by the statistics software–SPSS version and Linear Regression supported the hypothesis. The results of this study can be concluded as the following: 1. There were significant difference teachers’participation of web-based learning community at the junior high schools of Kaohsiung remote districts according to sexs and education. 2. There were significant difference teachers’professional development at the junior high schools of Kaohsiung remote districts according to sexs and teaching year. 3. Significant relationship was found between the junior high schools teachers’ of Kaohsiung remote districts attitude toward teachers’participation of web-based learning community and teachers’participation identity. 4. It was foreseeable to predict remote teachers’ profession identity from the teachers’ attitude toward participating in professional learning communities, articularly “ knowledge sharing” was the major predictable variable. These results can be used as reference for education administrative and future researches.