An Investigation of Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Teacher Quality in Turkey

Abstract

Present study investigates the senior-level Turkish pre-service and in-service teachers’ perceptions of teacher quality with a descriptive survey method. Data for this study were gathered through Teacher Quality Survey (TQS) and open-ended questions from 210 pre-service teachers enrolled in four different universities in Turkey and 147 in-service teachers from different majors. Results of the study showed that both pre-service and in-service teachers think that teachers’ relationship with the students affect students’ success and teachers should take the individual differences into consideration. Moreover, according to the pre-service teachers, teachers should know how to teach and assess what they teach, and they need to know time management. On the other hand, in-service teachers consider that teachers should follow current developments, should have the researcher identity and should understand students’ needs and interests. Present study also suggested both academic and practical implications

Keywords

• in-service teacher,pre-service teacher,teacher education

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