Analyzing the Relationship between Prospective Teachers' Life Satisfaction and Attitudes Concerning Teaching Profession

作者：Recepoglu Ergun^*

来源：Hacettepe Universitesi Egitim Fakultesi Dergisi-Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2013, 311-326.

• life satisfaction
• attitudes concerning teaching profession
• prospective teachers

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between life satisfaction of prospective teachers and their attitudes concerning the teaching profession. This is a descriptive research in the survey model. The participants of the study are 619 prospective teachers at Faculty of Education in Kastamonu University in the 20122013 academic years. As data collection instruments, "Life Satisfaction Scale" and Teaching Profession Attitude Scale" was used. When the research findings were evaluated, a significant and positive relationship was found between prospective teachers' life satisfaction and attitudes towards the profession of teaching. at a moderate level. The prospective teachers' life satisfaction predicts their attitudes towards the profession of teaching in a meaningful way and prospective teachers' life satisfaction explains 23% of the total variance about attitudes of prospective teachers towards the profession of teaching. According to the research findings, prospective teachers' life satisfaction does not differ significantly according to age, type of education, program and whether there is a teacher in the family or not while teachers' life satisfaction differ significantly according to gender and the rank in university selection.

• 出版日期2013