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PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS ATTITUDE TOWARDS TEACHING PROFESSION KEYWORDS
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Attitudes are key to improving the quality of education. “Teachers attitudes towards their profession have a great influence on students‟ learning. It also determines their satisfaction on their job. This is important as teachers are the nation builders and the development of a nation to a large extent actually depends on the teachers. Thus it is important to find out whether teachers have positive or negative attitudes towards teaching profession and so the main variable of the present research focuses on prospective teacher attitude towards teaching profession. The findings of the study reveal that the English medium students have higher attitude towards teaching profession than the Tamil medium students. Prospective teachers who have post graduate students have higher attitude than under graduate students. Male and female prospective teacher has equal attitude towards teaching profession
... When the domestic and foreign literature is examined, it can be seen that different studies reach similar results. In the studies conducted by Dhara, Barik, Das, and Banerjee in 2021, Senthilkumaran and Muthaiah in 2017, and by Ömür and Nartgün in 2013, the attitudes of teacher candidates towards the teaching profession were examined and as a result of the researches, it was determined that the professional attitudes of teacher candidates were high. It has also been observed in the relevant literature that there are different results than those reached in this study. ...
Bu çalışmada beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni adaylarının öğretmenliğe ilişkin tutumlarının belirlenmesi ve öğretmen adaylarının mesleki tutumlarının çeşitli değişkenlere (cinsiyet, öğretmenlik eğitimini alma biçimi, bölüm seçme nedeni, not ortalaması, sınıf, aylık ortalama gelir ve anne-baba eğitim durumu) göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada verilerin detaylı bir biçimde değerlendirilmesi için karma araştırma desenlerinden ardışık açıklayıcı desen kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel kısmında tarama modelinden yararlanılmıştır. Nitel kısmında ise durum çalışması deseni kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın nicel araştırma grubu 325 beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni adayından oluşmaktadır. Nitel araştırma grubu ise maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak oluşturulan 12 katılımcıdan meydana gelmektedir. Nicel veri toplama aracı olarak Kahramanoğlu vd. (2018) tarafından geliştirilen “Öğretmenlik Mesleğine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği-ÖMYTÖ” kullanılmıştır. Nitel veri toplama aracı olarak ise araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilmiş olan görüşme formundan yararlanılmıştır. Nicel veri analizinde nonparametrik tekniklerden yararlanılırken nitel veri analizinde betimsel analiz uygulanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni adaylarının mesleki tutumlarının olumlu ve yüksek düzeyde olduğunu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Diğer taraftan beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmeni adaylarının bölüm seçme nedenleri, not ortalamaları ve sınıf değişkeni ile öğretmenliğe ilişkin yönelik tutum düzeylerinin anlamlı düzeyde farklılaştığı tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmada ulaşılan nitel bulguların nicel bulguları desteklediği de tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma sonuçları kapsamında araştırmacılar ve uygulayıcılar için çeşitli öneriler sunulmuştur.
... The importance of investigating teachers' attitudes towards the teaching profession is stemmed from the fact that they are the cornerstone of the educational system and their traits in addition to their behavioral patterns have a significant role in their decision to join the teaching profession (Shaheen, Kashif, Daud, & Tariq, 2016). Furthermore, understanding the kind of their attitudes is the key step to improving education quality because they have a great influence on their students' learning and meanwhile influence their job satisfaction (Senthilkumaran & Muthaiah, 2017). ...
This study aimed to investigate Saudi Pre-service EFL teachers' attitudes toward the teaching profession. Viewpoints of Forty-two student teachers enrolled in the "Practicum" course offered by Najran University were investigated. Results of gathered data analysis showed that the attitudes of participating subjects were positive due to many factors. Among these factors is their belief that the EFL teaching profession is one of the most popular professions in Saudi Arabia. They seemed sure that EFL teaching as a noble, prestigious, and interesting profession would make them proud of themselves as teachers of English. In addition, their hope to be able to try applying their gained pedagogical and academic knowledge from teacher training courses at university significantly affected their positive attitudes. Therefore, the majority of them believed that with some kind of professional commitment, they would be successful EFL teachers.
... Related literature strengthens that prospective teacher who teaches postgraduate students have a more positive attitude than those who teach undergraduate students. Both male and female prospective teachers have a positive attitude toward teaching (Bhargava & Pathy, 2014;Senthilkumaran & Muthaiah, 2017). ...
Education plays a significant role in changing the behaviour, perceptions, feelings, and beliefs of the individual. The ability of a teacher to teach is dependent on their attitude toward the profession. The teacher helps create a conducive and learner-friendly atmosphere in the classroom through his attitude. It has a positive impact on the learning ability of children. The quality of education through pre-service and in-service teacher Education Programmes (PIEP) uplifts the standard of education in the whole country. These programmes help to support and develop the necessary pedagogical skills and competencies among teacher educators. The objective of the present study is to measure the attitude of pre- Service teacher educators towards the teaching profession. The sample consists of 30 Teacher educators. The study uses an Attitude towards the teaching profession scale standardized by Tewari to collect data. Statistical measures are employed to find the difference in attitude towards the teaching profession among pre-service teacher educators. The results reveal that significant differences do not exist between the attitude towards the teaching profession and pre-service teachers’ locale. There is a significant difference in attitude towards the teaching profession among pre-service teacher educators concerning their gender.
... It is a feeling that an individual holds towards any object, person and idea. It is also defined as complex state of mind involving different feelings and beliefs (Maheshwari, 2006).It is a psychological and impartial state of mind, which is organized through experiences, exerting a dictate and active influence upon the individual's response to different situations with which it is related (Allport, 1954).Attitude towards any profession is more important both by professionals proud as well as for making commitment towards the profession. A person's attitude has a great impact on his performance. ...
The study aims to examine the attitude of prospective teachers towards teaching profession in district Lahore. It was circumscribed to the teachers' personal opinion, teachers' professional development, teaching as profession, teachers' social cultural development and professional capabilities. The students of two public sector universities of Lahore were the population of the study. A sample of 500 students was selected randomly from the two sampled universities of district Lahore. Data was collected through a self-developed instrument which contained 41 items, each at five-point scale to seek respondents' perceptions about teaching profession. The reliability of the Qandeel Noor, Dr. Muhammad Irfan Arif, Abdul Basit, Asid Ali, Gulfam Nawaz 14298 instrument was established at .898. The data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient). Results showed that teachers' personal opinion have strong relationship with teachers professional Development (.569), teachers' social cultural development has moderate relationship with professional competencies (.445) and teaching as profession has the lowest correlation in comparison to other indicators (.235).On the basis of data analysis, it was foundthat teaching profession have significant impact on selected personality traits of the university students. Introduction Various studies show that teachers' attitudes towards their jobs influence students' educational outcomes. Teachers in working settings are supposed to gain increasing knowledge, skills, and a positive attitude towards the teaching profession. Teachers should have knowledge and skills to execute their duties. In other words, knowledge and abilities are the most effective indicators of teachers' behaviour. Competency is a must for a successful teaching career. Competency comes from the word "competence," which indicates a person has the aptitude or talent necessary to succeed in any career. The ability to communicate effectively with students both within and outside of the classroom is a key component of effective teaching expertise. This includes everything from organizing the classroom to managing it. As a result, we may say that the efficacy and correctness of the same profession are in doubt if professional attitudes are not taken into consideration. Teachers' professional conduct can be predicted by how they feel about what they do for a living. Teachers' views are influenced by their vocational notion of what it means to be a teacher (Dabat, 2010). Because of this, it is assumed that a teacher with a supportive and upbeat attitude toward his or her job will produce the right kind of students, while a teacher with a negative outlook, regardless of his or her level of subject expertise and professional training, may have a negative impact on a student's performance (Shaheen, 2015). It is crucial to have a positive outlook on life. It's a mental condition that can be both pleasant and harmful. It is a feeling that an individual holds towards any object, person and idea. It is also defined as complex state of mind involving different feelings and beliefs (Maheshwari, 2006).It is a psychological and impartial state of mind, which is organized through experiences, exerting a dictate and active influence upon the individual's response to different situations with which it is related (Allport, 1954).Attitude towards any profession is more important both by professionals proud as well as for making commitment towards the profession. A person's attitude has a great impact on his performance. A teacher's attitude has a great effect not only on his/ her personality but to also on students. A positive attitude has a positive effect and has a favorable and enriching atmosphere for both the teacher and students. A negative attitude has a negative, unpleasant and unfavorable effect and renders the task of teacher and creates an unpleasant atmosphere in the classroom (Bandura, 1997). Attitude is made up of three components affective, behavioral and cognitive it is a measure of individual behavior (Feblman,2002). The quality of teaching is totally depending upon the teacher attitudes and his sincerity with the profession. It requires various measuring tools to be used for teaching profession. It enables the teacher to make his effort more comprehensive and deliberately successful (Dylan, 2010; Gunes, 2007; Kilmen& Demirtasli, 2009).
... Gender difference affects teacher candidates' attitude towards teaching profession Üstüner et al., 2009). Gender difference was an important effect on teacher candidates' attitude towards teaching profession (Maheshwari, 2016). Gender difference has significant effect on professional identification (McGowen & Hart, 1990). ...
... Based on this proposition, teachers' readiness, inspiration, and attitude are the central focus of this paper. "Attitude towards one's profession has an impact on his/her performance" (Maheshwari, 2016). The identical is valid for the teachers at the primary school level in Ghana. ...
The teacher plays a very crucial part in shaping and molding the life of students of every nation; therefore, an investigation of attitude possessed by teachers in teaching students is essential and a call in the right direction. The study's primary purpose was to investigate student-teachers' attitudes in Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching profession at the basic school level in Ghana. Specifically, the study sought to investigate student-teachers' attitude in the Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching profession. The study also examined the factors that influence student-teachers' attitudes in the Atebubu College of Education towards teaching the teaching profession and determine whether there is a significant difference between genders of student-teachers Atebubu College of Education towards the teaching of the teaching profession in Ghana. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey design for the study. The proportionate sampling technique was used to sample 250 student-teachers. The researcher adopted a standardized questionnaire for the survey. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data that was obtained from the questionnaire. The study revealed that the student-teacher in Atebubu College of Education (ATECOE) have a positive attitude towards the teaching profession. The paper further established that many factors influence student-teachers' attitude in Atebubu College of Education. These factors include greater attention paid to teacher education by the government; teachers are well motivated like other professionals, student-teachers' working conditions are right and high prestige for teachers in society. The study also found a statistically significant difference in male and female student-teachers' attitude towards the teaching profession in Ghana. The study concluded that student-teachers' positive attitude is likely to cause desirable positive teaching habits, such as developing a sense of duty, professional competence, and insights into student problems and needs. There would continue to be teacher attrition due to a lack of teacher motivation and low societal recognition for Ghana's teaching profession. The study further concluded that both male and female student-teachers do not attach the same level of seriousness in their teaching career.
The study investigated the professional attitude of prospective teachers. Then, examining the impact of teacher training programs on the development of prospective teachers' professional attitude is of next interest. Design of this study is cross sectional in nature. Quantitative perspective was used in this study. Questionnaire survey method was used to measure the professional attitude of prospective teachers. This study was conducted at Yangon University of Education (YUOE) and Sagaing University of Education (SUOE), Myanmar. Simple random sampling technique was used in this study. A total of 639 prospective teachers attending at the first year to final year classes of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) program participated in this study. Attitude Scale towards Teaching Profession (ASTTP) developed by Hussain (2004) was used as the research instrument. Alpha reliability for ASTTP was revealed at .827. In this study, 49.3% of participant prospective teachers were found to have a positive professional attitude. Gender-related difference was not found to be on the prospective teachers' professional attitude. It was found that there was a significant difference among professional attitudes of prospective teachers across levels of education as well as a satisfaction with the training programs and practice teaching experiences.
This research, which was conducted to investigate the attitudes of prospective social studies teacher towards the teaching profession, was carried out within the scope of survey design. For this purpose, the research was carried out with the participation of a total of 146
prospective social studies teacher, 66 female, and 80 male, who was educated in a public university education faculty. In the study, data were obtained from the participants with “Personal Information Form” and “Teaching Profession Attitude Scale.” SPSS 22.0 program was used, and the data were analyzed by using the necessary statistical
techniques. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the attitude scores of the prospective social studies teachers towards the teaching profession were high at the level of “Agree.” Besides, there was no significant difference between the attitudes of the prospective social studies teachers towards the teaching profession according to the gender and the branch variable they studied, but there was a significant difference according to the high school variable they graduated from. Based on the findings, enacting the teaching
profession law, improving the personal, legal, and social rights of teachers, improving the physical conditions of the schools, etc. suggestions can be brought.
Education is changing with the demand and expectations of Society. Teacher has to play an important role in the entire educational process. Teachers having favourable attitude towards Teaching Profession and students tend to play a more constructive role in the lives of students. In this respect we require teachers who are trained, aware of their duties having favourable attitude towards Teaching. Present study was conducted to study attitude towards teaching of Pre-service B.Ed. trained teachers and In-service B.Ed. trained teachers. 300 Pre-service and 300 In-service B.Ed. trained teachers were randomly selected for data collection. There is no significant difference between Pre-service and In-service B.Ed. trained teachers on composite scores. There is difference between Pre-service and In-service B.Ed. trained teachers on Factor wise.
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