This study indented to explore preservice elementary and secondary science
teacher&rsquo / s perception of their professional roles and investigate their reasons of choosing
teaching as a profession. To explore the perception of professional roles, metaphorical
images were also used as a tool.
The present study was conducted during the spring semester of 2004-2005
academic year with a total number of 441 (n=287 females / n=153 males and n=1 gender
not provided) senior preservice elementary and secondary science teachers who enrolled
in the elementary science and secondary science (biology, physics and chemistry)
teacher education programs of three different universities in Ankara. Data were collected
utilizing a questionnaire developed by Saban (2003) composed of five basic sections
which investigates the participant&rsquo / s perception of teaching as a profession and their roles
in instruction process and reasons of choosing teaching as a profession.
Data of the present study were analyzed utilizing descriptive and inferential
statistics. Analysis of the data showed that preservice teachers perceive their roles
mostly with student-centered metaphors and define their selves as pedagogical expert
who fosters student&rsquo / s social, emotional, and moral growth. Besides, most of the
preservice teachers have altruistic reasons to choose teaching as a profession.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606442/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 July 2003 |
| Creators | Guzel Stichert, Elif |
| Contributors | Cakiroglu, Jale |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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