The Change of Profiles of Preservice Science Teachers: The Case of Cumhuriyet University 2008-2012
Abstract
This study examines the profile change of preservice teachers enrolled in Cumhuriyet
University, Faculty of Education, Science Teaching program during the enrollment years of
2008–2012. Based on the findings of the study, female students were found to constitute the
majority of the students in Science Teaching program of the Cumhuriyet University and the
ratio of the females to males continues to increase at a statistically significant amount. It has
been found that very few students enter to this program from teacher education high
schools and the socio-economic level of the students coming to the program is decreasing by
the enrollment year. The numbers of students, whose families live in low income-level in
rural areas, are found to increase and also it has been observed that the majority of the
students’ parental educational level was elementary school for mothers and middle school
for fathers. A significant finding of the study, which does not change over the years, is that
about two of the every three preservice teachers’ ideal job choice was other than teaching
before entering college. Furthermore, science teaching was not among the ideal jobs of the
vast majority of the teacher candidates in this program. The findings of this study are
related with the literature and recommendations for reforms in student selection system to
teacher education programs are stated at the end of the study
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
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Authors
Murat Bursal
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Serkan Buldur
CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 19, 2016
Submission Date
July 17, 2013
Acceptance Date
November 15, 2013
Published in Issue
Year 2013 Volume: 2 Number: 4