Abstract:

This is a descriptive research which employed a relative model to investigate occupational anxieties of preschool teacher candidates in terms of some demographic features. Research sample is constituted by 201 preschool teacher candidates who are studying Preschool Teaching at Kastamonu University. Occupational Anxieties Scale for the Preschool Teacher Candidates that was developed previously and Personal Information Form were used to find out occupational anxieties of preschool teacher candidates. The scale consists of 9 factors and 60 items. Research showed male preschool teacher candidates have more taskrelated anxieties than males while female candidates have more employment-related anxieties than females. Younger preschool teacher candidates (18 - 19) have less occupational anxiety than older candidates (20+). Also, the candidates who prioritized preschool teaching for studying among other programs have less occupational anxiety than the others.

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