A Comparison of the Turkish and European Student Teachers Definition of a Good Teacher

Year 2008, Volume: 28 Issue: 2, 149 - 168, 01.06.2008

Nesrin Oruç

Abstract

Every student from the elementary to the graduate school has his/her own description of a good teacher. Some of them describe people who lecture continuously, some of them describe people who do little other than facilitate group process, and others describe properties in between. “What makes a good teacher?” becomes a highly complicated one when it is asked to a multicultural group. 67 student-teachers from 12 different countries filled in a questionnaire and defined the qualities of a good teacher. The results of the study reveal some interesting results between the European and Turkish students\' understanding of a good teacher.

Keywords

Teacher, Teacher Education, Teacher Qualities

Türk ve Avrupalı Öğretmen Adaylarının İyi Öğretmen Tanımlaması Üzerine Bir Karşılaştırma

Abstract

Her öğrencinin, ilkokuldan lisansüstü eğitime kadar, kendine ait iyi bir öğretmen tanımı vardır. Kimi öğrenciler, sürekli ders anlatan birilerini tanımlarken, kimisi grup bilincini geliştirmeye yoğunlaşmış birilerini anlatır. Diğerleri için ise, iyi öğretmen, bu iki tanımın arasında biryerlerdedir.‘İyi öğretmenin tanımı nedir?\' sorusu çok kültürlü bir gruba sorulduğunda cevap daha da karmaşık bir hal alır. Bu çalışma için 12 farklı ülkeden gelen 67 öğrenci kendilerine verilen anketi cevaplandırarak iyi öğretmeni tanımlamışlardır. Daha sonra t-testi kullanılarak Türk ve Avrupalı öğrencilerin cevapları kıyaslanmış ve sonuçta Türk ve Avrupalı öğrencilerin iyi öğretmen tanımları arasında farklılıklar görülmüştür.

Keywords

Öğretmen, Öğretmen Eğitimi, Öğretmen Özellikleri

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