This study aims to determine the reasons for choosing the teaching profession of teacher candidates, their expectations from the teaching profession, and their views on increasing the quality of the teaching program. The research was carried out by the case study, one of the qualitative analysis methods. The research participants are 23 teacher candidates studying at the education faculty in the 2020-2021 academic year. Participants were determined by the convenience sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods. The researcher created a semi-structured interview form as a data collection tool in the study. "Content analysis" was performed on the collected data with the NVivo 10 qualitative analysis program. "Content analysis" was performed on the collected data with the NVivo 10 qualitative analysis program. As a result of the research, it was seen that the reasons for choosing the teaching profession of teacher candidates were grouped under three sub-themes external reasons, altruistic reasons, and internal reasons. In addition, it was concluded that the expectations of teacher candidates from the teaching profession were gathered under three sub-themes: professional expectations, social expectations, and economic expectations. When the views of the teacher candidates on increasing the quality of the teaching program were evaluated, it was found that there should be more applied courses, the entrance conditions should be regulated, the number of students should be reduced, experienced instructors, effective communication, adequate support, and physical facilities categories were obtained. Additionally, most teacher candidates stated that they would choose the teaching profession again if they had a chance to make a second choice. Some teacher candidates say that they will choose different professions.
Alan : Eğitim Bilimleri
Dergi Türü : Uluslararası
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