Abstract
The study investigated the perception of undergraduate education students at Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria towards teaching profession. Descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study. An instrument adapted from Alkhateeb (2013) and tagged Students’ Attitude on Teaching Profession (SATPQ) was used to obtain data for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample comprising of 187 undergraduate education students at100 and 200 level. One research question was raised while four research hypotheses were generated for the study. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The outcome of the study revealed that undergraduate education students at the Federal University Oye Ekiti had positive attitude towards teaching profession. The study revealed that there was no significant difference in the perception of undergraduate education students at the Federal University Oye Ekiti towards teaching profession based on gender, level of entry, age and entry qualification. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that undergraduate education students should be provided with necessary incentive to sustain their positive perception towards teaching profession while government should formulate a policy that could change societal perception on teaching profession.
Highlights
The unique position of teachers in educational system underscores their importance in the realization of educational aims and objectives of any nation
The instrument comprises of 31 items that solicit for undergraduate education students ‘responses on teaching profession
The result of the study showed that there was no significant difference in the perception of undergraduate education students towards teaching profession based on their course level
Summary
The unique position of teachers in educational system underscores their importance in the realization of educational aims and objectives of any nation. This is premised on the crucial roles they play in instructional delivery. In Nigeria, recognition of teachers is articulated in the National Policy on Education where it is stated that the quality of education in any nation cannot rise above the quality of its teachers, (FRN, 2004, p.3). Help teachers to fit into the social life of the community and society at large and enhance their commitment to national goals; European Journal of Teaching and Education, (2):183-190, 2020
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