CHANGES IN TEACHERS' MOTIVATION IN TIME


Akdag Z., Haser C.

5th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, İspanya, 1 - 03 Temmuz 2013, ss.2890-2896 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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  • Basıldığı Şehir: Barcelona
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İspanya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2890-2896
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aimed to shed light on how teachers' motivation was changed before entering the teaching profession and after getting involved in teaching profession. In order to investigate this phenomenon, 16 pre-service early childhood education (ECE) teachers' were interviewed about their source of motivation on their profession immediately after their graduation. Then, those 16 teachers began to work in public schools in Turkey at 10 different cities. They were contacted and interviewed once more, upon their dedication and commitment to teach young children and how they sustained their commitment to teach.