Pre-service Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Teaching Profession in Myanmar

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards teaching profession in Myanmar. The sample was comprised of 146 (38.4%) male and 234 (61.6%) female pre-service teachers enrolled in BEd final year course. The Attitude Scale towards Teaching Profession was developed by the researcher for measuring the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards teaching profession as a data collection tool. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results showed that there were no significant differences by subject streams and programs but significant differences were observed between male and female of pre-service teachers.

Keywords: Attitude, Teaching Profession, Pre-service Teachers