Özet:

The purpose of this study is to identify the profession that the individual who studies the development of the child has wanted to have since childhood and the reasons why he has achieved that profession. The research method was used in the study. In the study, a homogeneous sample was used. The research was conducted in the 2018-2019 educational teaching season with first-class students of a Professional Higher Education Child Development in the Eastern Anadolu Region. The class number is 48. All participants participated voluntarily in the research. The study used a semi-configured conversation form to obtain data from several participants at the same time. The data is coded and analyzed both in visual and content. The analysis of the data has determined what the majority of participants want to be a teacher in the future. It is clear that the majority of participants are in their career preferences in light of values such as educating and helping people to future generations. It can be said that the participants’ positive and negative experiences in their childhood years have an impact on their career preference. In general, it has been determined that the participants are unable to earn the career in their dreams due to their lack of sufficient score, family impact or physical characteristics. It has been found that participants who are unable to win because their dream career score is not sufficient for reasons such as educating the future generations, having unconscious preference and not worrying about the future have preferred the child development program. In parallel with the results, individuals who graduate from high school’s child development department need to complete the license to be a teacher. It also requires a good research of the profession that the individual wants to have from childhood years. It is recommended that the individual take specialized assistance in his career choices, directed according to his own interests and abilities.

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