Pre service teachers personal value orientations andattitudes toward the teaching profession in Turkey

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Fırat N.

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND REVIEWS, cilt.11, sa.20, ss.1944-1955, 2016 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 20
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND REVIEWS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1944-1955
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study examined the relationship between pre-service teachers’ personal value orientations and their attitudes toward the teaching profession. The study was conducted with the participation of 612 students at DEU’s Buca Faculty of Education during the 2014/2015 academic year. Data were collected using the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ) and the Attitudes toward the Teaching Profession Questionnaire (ATPQ). The main findings of the study are as follows: Personal value pre-service teachers’ professed the most was self-direction, followed by universalism, and thirdly security. Value was the attitude toward the teaching profession calculated the most by the same teachers. Additionally, a significant relationship was indicated between pre-service teachers’ personal value orientations and their attitudes toward the teaching profession. Pre-service teachers’ personal value orientations explained 17.4% of the variation in their attitudes toward the teaching profession.