Teachers' Personal Learning Networks in China: Interview Transcripts and Maps

20 in-service primary and secondary school teachers from mainland China participated in a qualitative multiple-case study. The dataset contains anonymized interview transcripts, teachers' PLN maps, researcher notes, and selected artifacts related to informal professional learning. It was collected through online map-based interviews, follow-up semi-structured interviews, and supplementary documents.

Use Cases

• Analyze teacher learning experiences based on qualitative interview transcripts
• Study the structure and influence of personal learning networks based on teacher-produced maps
• Investigate connections between informal learning and educational practices based on narratives and artifacts

Strengths

• Data from 20 teachers across different regions of mainland China
• Multiple qualitative sources including transcripts, maps, notes, and artifacts

Limitations

• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Online map-based interviews, follow-up semi-structured interviews, and supplementary documents

Geography

Mainland China