Research Article

An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession

Volume: 54 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the relationship between the teach candidates’ readiness for teaching, teaching motivation and commitment to the teaching profession across different teacher training programs. The correlational survey, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. The sample group consisted of 253 undergraduate students and 329 pedagogical formation students studying in separate departments of Mersin University’s Faculty of Education in the course of the spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. The scales used in the research include ‘Readiness for Teaching Scale’,developed by Yıldırım and Kalman (2017), 'Teaching Motivation Scale', developed by Candan and Gencel (2015), and 'Dedication to the Teaching Profession Scale', developed by Yıldız (2020). The analysis of the research data was administered by using parametric test techniques, and Pearson correlation analysis was utilized in line with the research objectives. The relationships between readiness for teaching, teaching motivation, and commitment to the teaching profession were also evaluated by using structural equation modeling. According to the research results, teacher candidates demonstrated high levels of readiness for teaching, commitment to the teaching profession, and teaching motivation. A moderate positive correlation was identified among these variables.. A moderate positive relationship was identified among these variables. The Structural Equation Model also established a significant model among these variables.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 16, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 54 Number: 1

APA
Tekin, M. M., Karatepe, R., & Yanpar Yelken, T. (2025). An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 54(1), 140-173. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1470921
AMA
1.Tekin MM, Karatepe R, Yanpar Yelken T. An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54(1):140-173. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1470921
Chicago
Tekin, Münevver Melis, Ramazan Karatepe, and Tuğba Yanpar Yelken. 2025. “An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 (1): 140-73. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1470921.
EndNote
Tekin MM, Karatepe R, Yanpar Yelken T (April 1, 2025) An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54 1 140–173.
IEEE
[1]M. M. Tekin, R. Karatepe, and T. Yanpar Yelken, “An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 140–173, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.1470921.
ISNAD
Tekin, Münevver Melis - Karatepe, Ramazan - Yanpar Yelken, Tuğba. “An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 54/1 (April 1, 2025): 140-173. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.1470921.
JAMA
1.Tekin MM, Karatepe R, Yanpar Yelken T. An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;54:140–173.
MLA
Tekin, Münevver Melis, et al. “An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 54, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 140-73, doi:10.14812/cuefd.1470921.
Vancouver
1.Münevver Melis Tekin, Ramazan Karatepe, Tuğba Yanpar Yelken. An Examination of the Relationship Between Teacher Candidates’ Readiness for Teaching, Teaching Motivation, and Commitment to the Teaching Profession. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;54(1):140-73. doi:10.14812/cuefd.1470921

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