- Sakarya University Journal of Education
- Volume:9 Issue:3
- An Investigation of Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Teacher Quality in Turkey
An Investigation of Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Teacher Quality in Turkey
Authors : Görsev SÖNMEZ BORAN, Burcu GÜRKAN, Nuri Can AKSOY
Pages : 537-549
Doi:10.19126/suje.576151
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Publication Date : 2019-12-30
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Present study investigates the senior-level Turkish pre-service and in-service teachers’ perceptions of teacher quality with a descriptive survey method. Data for this study were gathered through Teacher Quality Survey insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TQS); and open-ended questions from 210 pre-service teachers enrolled in four different universities in Turkey and 147 in-service teachers from different majors. Results of the study showed that both pre-service and in-service teachers think that teachers’ relationship with the students affect students’ success and teachers should take the individual differences into consideration. Moreover, according to the pre-service teachers, teachers should know how to teach and assess what they teach, and they need to know time management. On the other hand, in-service teachers consider that teachers should follow current developments, should have the researcher identity and should understand students’ needs and interests. Present study also suggested both academic and practical implicationsKeywords : in service teacher, pre service teacher, teacher education
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