The Attitudes of Trainee Primary School Teachers Towards Their Proffesion and the Feelings that They Have on the First Practice Day at School

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School experience is an important opportunity for teachers to practice teaching. In this way, trainee teachers acquire feelings, thoughts and ideas on teaching profession. The purpose of this research is to determine the first ideas and thoughts of undergraduate students who are majoring in teaching. This research includes the samples of 36 third grade students who are majoring in primary school teaching at Kazım Karabekir Faculty of Education. The data was collected by means of a qualitative research method. Analysis of the collected data was made with content analysis from qualitative data, analysis approach. As a result of the evaluation, trainee teachers stated that the teaching is a profession which requires love for children and profession, patience, effort and challenge. In addition, it has been found that trainee teachers have the feelings of excitement, disappointment frustration and anxiety on their first practice day; however, by means of teacher training, they indicate that they have more self-confidence.

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Teaching profession , candidate teachers , school experience

Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences

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Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences