The Relation Between Theology Students’ Attitude Towards Teaching Profession and The Occupational Anxiety Levels

Abstract

Theology faculties serve as teacher training institutions that train Religious Culture and Ethics teachers to work in primary and secondary schools, and vocational course teachers to work in Imam-Hatip high schools. The success of teacher candidates in teaching as a professional occupation that requires certain knowledge, skills, and attitudes depends on having the necessary equipment and qualifications. The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of theology students towards to teaching profession and their occupational anxiety levels; and to understand the relationship between the attitudes of theology students towards teaching profession and their occupational anxiety levels. To achieve this goal, explanatory research design was adopted as a correlational research design. The research group consists of 413 students studying at Necmettin Erbakan University Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Theology in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. "The Profession of Teaching Attitude Scale " and "Occupational Anxiety Scale" were used as data collection tools. SPSS (version 21.0) statistical package software was used to analyse the data obtained in the study, and firstly, the mean and standard deviation values were calculated in the sub-dimensions that consist of the professional attitude and occupational anxiety level. Then, the Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to examine the relationship between the attitude towards the teaching profession and the level of professional anxiety. In addition, the coefficient of determination was calculated to examine the total variance explained. According to the findings obtained within the scope of the study, the attitudes of theology students towards the teaching profession are at a positive level in terms of love, value, and harmony. According to findings, theology stu- İntihal Taraması/Plagiarism Detection: Bu makale intihal taramasından geçirildi/This paper was checked for plagiarism Etik Beyan/Ethical Statement: Bu çalışmanın hazırlanma sürecinde bilimsel ve etik ilkelere uyulduğu ve yararlanılan tüm çalışmaların kaynakçada belirtildiği beyan olunur/It is declared that scientific and ethical principles have been followed while carrying out and writing this study and that all the sources used have been properly cited (İrfan Erdoğan). Geliş/