Abstract:

Vocational interest that is defined as the positive attitude of an individual to a certain profession is considered important for an individual to choose a profession matching his/her interests and abilities, and the impact of the gender variable in the process is emphasized. In this context, the present study aims to assess the vocational interest of the Turkish Language and Literature teacher candidates who completed their field of study and are continuing the pedagogical formation program in relation to various variables. To this end, 187 teacher candidates were assessed using the “Occupational Field Interest Inventory (OFII)” developed by Deniz (2008). The study showed that the item means of the dimensions “Turkish Language” and “Education” in the OFII was high and also that there were significant differences in the vocational interests of the participants by the gender variable.

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