Examinning Stdents-Teachers’ inclination Towards Teaching Profession in Farhangian University of Kurdistan Province

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1 Teacher, Ph.D. in Measurement and Evaluation, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

2 B. A. Student of Elementary Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

3 B. A. in Elementary Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

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The current study aimed to investigate stdents-teachers’ inclination towards teaching profession in Farhangian University of Kurdistan Province from 2015 to 2018. In this descriptive study, a total of 258 student-teachers (133 males and 125 females) from among 928 student-teachers were selected using stratified sampling method. The data were collected by using a researcher-made questionnaire in a five-point Likert type scale. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by employing contact validity index and expert views. The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed using the Cronbach’s Alph method (α= 0.99). The findings revealed that the interest of both male and female student-teachers was significantly higher than the hypotitical mean among the four cohorts. The mean scores of student-teachers interest in teaching profession before entering university for both groups was higher than the hypotitical mean. The trends of interests in continuing being teacher for male students for the four cohorts is increasing, while the trend for female students is fluctuating, meanwhile, the 2019  cohort, both male and female are different from the other cohorts.

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