A PILOT ASSESSMENT OF TEACHING PROFESSION APROPRIATENESS FOR TEACHER STUDENTS
Keywords:
Career appropriateness Teaching profession appropriateness Assessment scale Teaching profession Teacher student Teacher educationAbstract
This paper presents the results obtained from a pilot assessment of the appropriateness of teaching profession for nearly 1,000 teacher students of a number of pedagogical universities in the country. Research results show that the job suitability of many teacher students is very low, and the students’ ability to adapt to their careers after graduation is still limited. Therefore, the career suitability scale can help students self-assess and evaluate each other, thereby building a plan for self-adjustment and self-improvement of personal competencies and qualities throughout the training process at the university towards a higher level of appropriateness for the teaching profession. This paper also points out some measures to renovate teacher education programs towards improving the relevance of teaching profession for teacher students.
