Perception of Teacher’s Profession: Looking Back and Ahead

Abstract

All over the world, there is a new meaning of education that reflects the change in teachers’ profession. Grounded on this, the research aim of this paper is to understand the change taking place in teacher profession perception. Narrative as a qualitative research approach was used within the frame of this study. A focus group discussion was conducted with 105 participants in 15 randomly selected schools in the Shirak region in Armenia. Content analysis as a research tool has been used to analyze the collected data. Results of the study indicate that the teacher’s profession needs to be rehabilitated, and within this scope, new approaches on the state level need to be taken. At the same time, teacher education should be renewed, and new demanded qualities must be included in the features, prerequisites, and outcomes of the profession. Reform is a key subject at the state and national level – specialists in the field of education, as well as in the related fields with interest in education, should rethink the meaning of education for today and enable the creation of a new teacher personality.