EXAMİNİNG TEACHERS’ LİFELONG LEARNİNG TENDENCİES

Abstract

Having the ability of lifelong learning is essential for teachers in the manner of guidance of the society. The aim of this research is examining the ability of lifelong learning of teachers. The set of this research consists 124 teachers who is elected by random sample method and works in schools of Ministry of Education. Quantitative approaches based on this study is descriptive research method of survery model. the "Lifelong Learning Tendencies Scale" was used by Coskun Diker (2009) as the data collection tool in the study,. It was determined that the scale consists of four sub-dimensions: motivation, persistence, lack of regulation of learning, and lack of curiosity, as the results of the explanatory factor analysis. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale which consists of 27 items was found as 0.89. The data were analyzed on the basis of gender, age, education level and seniority. SPSS 18. Package program was used to analyze the data. It was revealed that the teachers do not show a significant difference in all sub-dimensions in the Lifelong Learning Scale at the end of the study.