Abstract:

This study aimed to define in-service primary and middle school teachers’ levels of adopting professional values and to evaluate these levels in relation to a range of variables. The study, which explored the levels of professional values adopted by primary and middle school teachers and their perceptions about these levels in relation a range of variables such as gender, seniority, city of employment and school of graduation, employed the survey model. The study sample consisted of 353 teachers. In this study, the Personal Information Form which was developed by the researchers and the “Teachers’ Professional Values Scale” (TPVS)” which was developed by Tunca for determining teachers’ professional values were used. Results of this study indicate that primary and middle school teachers have the impression that they already possess this value at a high level. Levels of professional values did not display any significant difference in the sub-dimensions being respectful to differences, individual and social responsibility, being against violence while the sub-dimension being open to cooperation exhibited a significant difference in favor of primary school teachers.

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