An Analysis of Variables Predicting Attitudes of High School Students Toward Teaching Profession: A Case Study

Abstract

Determining the attitude levels of the high school students toward teaching profession and the factors affecting these attitudes constitute the aim of the research. In line with this purpose, the attitude levels of the high school students toward teaching profession were determined and whether this level is predicted significantly by independent variables was examined. This is a quantitative study and has been designed as a survey model. Study group of these research consists of 396 students studying at the high schools in Nevsehir province in 2017–2018 academic year. The attitude scale regarding teaching profession was used in these study. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was used in the analysis of the data. According to the results of the study, the attitude of the students toward teaching profession is moderate. It was found that the attitude levels toward teaching profession were found to be higher in the group feeling anxious about choosing a profession compared to the other group that is not feeling concerned. The attitudes of the students planning to choose teaching profession are higher than those of not planning to prefer teaching profession. The students in the low-income group have higher attitudes toward teaching profession than the students in the high-income group. Lastly, the group with the teacher who has influenced them in choosing teaching profession has higher attitude toward teaching profession than the group that does not have such teacher.