AN EXAMINATION ON THE ATTITUDES TOWARDS TEACHING PROFESSION OF THE STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL BRANCH TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS

Year 2010, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 367 - 388, 01.03.2010

Erdogan Tezci Ali Rıza Terzi

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the selection process of prospective teachers for Secondary School Branch Teacher Training Programs and the attitudes toward teaching profession of the students who are selected and being trained in this process, as well as to explain the factors that affect the development of such attitudes. The results of the study indicate that the students had mostly positive attitudes towards teaching profession. It was determined that love for their branches and profession was an important factor that played a role in this attitude. A comparison between the 3.5+1.5 and 4+1.5 teacher education programs reveal a significant difference in favor of the 4+1.5 program; however, no significant difference was observed in terms of grade level. Nevertheless, the significant difference in favor of the departments where 4+1.5 program is implemented displays a parallelism with the comparison made in terms of programs. It was further determined that courses on PTK and the implemented program played a role in this difference and that the students attending the 4+1.5 programs had more positive loadings.  

Keywords

, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Attitude Prospective Students’ Attitude, Secondary Education