Research Article

The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession

Volume: 22 Number: 1 April 30, 2021
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The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the variables predicting the attitudes of Turkish special education preservice teachers towards the teaching profession. The study was carried out using a relational screening model among the quantitative research methods. The participants of the study consisted of 308 (163 females, 145 males) special education preservice teachers. The research data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Academic Motivation Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, Professional Self-Esteem Scale, and Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale. The Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis tests were used to analyze the data. The results of the study demonstrated that the preservice teachers' attitudes were predicted by the variables of professional self-esteem, amotivation, intrinsic motivation, and self-efficacy, while the life satisfaction and extrinsic motivation variables were not significant predictors of attitudes towards the teaching profession

Keywords

Preservice teacher , attitude , academic motivation , life satisfaction , professional self-esteem , self-efficacy

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APA
Özokcu, O. (2021). The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 22(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.775139
AMA
1.Özokcu O. The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession. INUJFE. 2021;22(1):1-28. doi:10.17679/inuefd.775139
Chicago
Özokcu, Osman. 2021. “The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 22 (1): 1-28. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.775139.
EndNote
Özokcu O (April 1, 2021) The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 22 1 1–28.
IEEE
[1]O. Özokcu, “The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession”, INUJFE, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 1–28, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.17679/inuefd.775139.
ISNAD
Özokcu, Osman. “The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 22/1 (April 1, 2021): 1-28. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.775139.
JAMA
1.Özokcu O. The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession. INUJFE. 2021;22:1–28.
MLA
Özokcu, Osman. “The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 1-28, doi:10.17679/inuefd.775139.
Vancouver
1.Osman Özokcu. The Variables Predicting the Attitudes of Turkish Special Education Preservice Teachers Towards the Teaching Profession. INUJFE. 2021 Apr. 1;22(1):1-28. doi:10.17679/inuefd.775139