Abstract:

One of the most important factors which affects the efficiency of education is teacher. Teacher is the most important element for keeping and continuing the values of society and gaining the new values. Enjoying their career for prospective teachers is a pre-requisite for conducting their businees successfully. A questionaire about the attitudes of prospective physics teachers of Buca Faculty of Education towards teaching as a profession regarding various variables was developed. The questionaire was given total 160 students from junior to senior levels. The data were analysed statistically regarding students’ gender, class level, choice order for university entrance exam, type of high school they graduated from, having a teacher in their family and their parent’s academic background. Finally, some recomendations were discussed.

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