Investigation of Anxiety and Expectations of Physical Education Teacher Candidates on the Teaching Profession

Abstract

One of the most important elements of the education system is teachers. The teaching profession is considered as one of the most important professions for the development and progress of a country. Therefore, the attitudes and perspectives of prospective teachers towards the teaching profession are very important. The aim of this study is to reveal the anxiety and expectations of prospective physical education teachers about the teaching profession. Open-ended questions developed by the researcher as a data collection tool were applied to the candidates of physical education teachers. In the research, the data obtained from 20 physical education teacher candidates studying in physical education and sports education by using the interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, were analyzed with the content analysis method. As a result, when we look at the anxieties of the physical education teacher candidates, it is seen that they are in general anxiety of not being appointed and that they are in economic anxiety. In addition, prospective teachers participating in the research, regarding their expectations from the teaching profession; It is concluded that they want to be a good teacher in their profession, to prepare a good future for their students, and to contribute to the society where they are located and to lead their development.