Author/Authors :
GÖKMENOĞLU, Tuba Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ) - Eğitim Fakültesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey , KİRAZ, Ercan Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (ODTÜ) - Eğitim Fakültesi - Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
TOWARD THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: DOTHE PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS BENEFIT FROMACADEMIC AND SOCIAL FACILITIES? A METU CASE
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to explore the degree of prospective teachers’ participation in socialand academic facilities offered by Middle East Technical University. The number of prospectivestudents participated in the study was 212. Through the descriptive analysis of the data collected,their beliefs towards professional development and participation in activities and the degree oftheir participation and obstacles affecting prospective students’ intention to participate activitiesare analyzed. The results indicate that in spite of believing in participating in social and academicactivities with regard to personal, social, and pedagogical development, the degree of prospectivestudents’ participation in activities were somehow fewer than expected, and the factors influencingthe degree of students’ participation in activities negatively were found as workload, timelimitation, and faculty’s physical location.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Social and academic activities , facilities , teacher education , effective teachercharacteristics
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Turkish Educational Sciences
