Abstract:

This research was designed in a relative scanning model with the aim of determining the relationship between the social entrepreneurial characteristics of the teacher candidates and the empathic trends. The sample of the research is made up of 500 teachers candidates who studied at the Faculty of Education of the University of Kütahya Dumlupınar. 124 of the teaching candidates (24.8 percent) are women and 376 (75.2 percent) are men. The data, using the Empatic Trend Scale (Dökmen, 1988) and the Social Entrepreneurship Characteristics Scale (Konaklı and Göğüş, 2013) was collected by researchers in the spring period of the 2017-2018 educational year. In data analysis, t-test for independent groups, one-way variance analysis and simple linear regression analysis were used. The study found that the social entrepreneurship scores of teachers were significantly different in age, section and class variables, while the empathic tendency scores were significantly different in gender, age, section, class and academic score average variables. The study found that the empathic tendencies of teachers candidates represent 23% of the social entrepreneurial characteristics.

Abstract:

This study was designed as correlational survey model to determine relationship between preservice teachers' social entrepreneurship characteristics and empathic tendencies. Sample group consists of 500 preservice teachers (124 female, 376 male)who studying at Kütahya Dumlupınar University Faculty of Education.Data were obtainedby researchers in the spring term of 2017-2018 academic year, using Empathic Tendency Scale (Dökmen, 1988) and Social Entrepreneurship Characteristics Scale (Konaklı and Göğüş, 2013).In analysis t-test for independent groups, one-way ANOVA and simple linear regression analysis were used. As a result of study, it was determined that social entrepreneurship scores differed significantly between groups in terms of age, department and grade variables. Empathic tendency scores differed significantly between groups in terms of gender, age, department, grade, academic average variables. It was determined that preservice teachers’ empathic tendencies predicted 23% of social entrepreneurship characteristics.

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