Value Priorities of Teacher Candidates in the Education Faculty of Pamukkale University in Denizli, Turkey
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Problem
Statement:
Behavior is the visible conclusion of unseen values. More concretely, the teaching
attitudes of teachers are affected by their values. The study of values is therefore
fundamental to the study of teaching. If it is possible to understand the
values of teachers, it is possible to estimate the teaching behaviors of
teacher candidates. This will help identify which values of students are
barriers to improving their teaching abilities and adjust the teaching
cirricullums to resolve these issues before teacher candidates become teachers.
An effort must be made to change the values that hinder the teaching abilities of
teacher candidates and support them with values that will help them teach.
Purpose
of the Study: The
purpose of this study was to explore the terminal and instrumental values that
contribute to the formation of value types of teacher candidates.
Method: The
Schwartz Value Survey (SVS) was used to measure the values of the teacher
students. The population of this study included 4856 students who attended
different departments in the faculty of education. The data were collected from
498 students who were selected by a stratified random sampling technique. Questions guiding the study were: (1) What
are the values of the education faculty students as future school teachers? (2)
Are there any significant value differences between students who belong to
various departments of the faculty? (3) Are the values affected by specific
variables such as gender?
Findings:
Results
indicated that 48% of female teacher
candidates (156) and 41% of male teacher candidates (71) ranked family security
terminal value as a supremely important value guiding their lives. When the
teacher candidates are in their first three years of school, their first rank
value preferences tend to be conservative values. However, when they reach the
fourth class, their first rank value priorities shift to universal value type.
All students except social sciences students preferred conservative values as
primary values that direct their behaviors.
Conclusion
and Recommendations: It is necessary to develop universal values for
teacher candidates. According to the findings, both female and male students noted
conservative higher order value types. When they reach their fourth year, their
first rank value priorities shift to universal value type. Students studying in
the department of social sciences primarily preferred a universal value called
“a world at peace.”
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Aralık 2016
Gönderilme Tarihi
15 Aralık 2016
Kabul Tarihi
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Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2016 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 66