Education faculty students' tendencies and beliefs about the teacher's role in education: A case study in a Turkish University

Demirbolat, Ayse

doi:10.1016/j.tate.2006.04.020

Education faculty students' tendencies and beliefs about the teacher's role in education: A case study in a Turkish University

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Demirbolat A. O.

TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION, vol.22, no.8, pp.1068-1083, 2006 (SSCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 22 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tate.2006.04.020
Journal Name: TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION
Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1068-1083
Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study aims at determining the tendencies of teacher candidates in a Turkish university concerning static (institutional) versus innovative (democratic and global) teacher roles, along with the relation between these roles and explanatory variables. The study covers 419 teacher candidates from the Turkish, mathematics, humanities, sciences and class teaching areas.