Abstract
The Role of Empathic Tendency, Belief in Teaching Competency and Job Satisfaction in Predicting Attitudes towards the Teaching Profession in Primary and Secondary School Teachers
Highlights
Contemporary educational and instructional processes involve three areas; educationinstruction, educational management, and student personality
Research has explored that one of the most important professional attributes that teachers should possess is a positive attitude toward their jobs (Akpinar et al, 2006; Celikoz & Cetin, 2004; Yanpar-Yelken et al, 2007)
It was seen that the teachers’ attitudes towards the teaching profession did not differ according to their gender (t = 1.815, p > .05), but that their attitudes towards the teaching profession did vary according to their level of professional experience (F (4-311) = 4.252, p < .05)
Summary
Contemporary educational and instructional processes involve three areas; educationinstruction, educational management, and student personality. Whilst conducting academic activities in the classroom, teachers aim to direct the emotional, social, and behavioral aspects of their students, which in reality means that teachers are required to serve as role models to their students. Studies in this area have shown that positive or negative personality or the professional traits of teachers may have a critical impact on their students’ academic success (Çapa & Çil, 2000; Küçukahmet, 1976; Louis, 1998; Ustuner, 2006; Varış, 1988). That having a positive attitude towards the job is an important professional attribute for all teachers to have
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