An Analysis of the Relationship Between Values Perception and Self-Esteem of Religious Culture Teacher Candidates

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between the values perception and self-esteem of religious culture and moral knowledge teacher candidates. The study group of the study is composed of 243 teacher candidates who are studying in the Primary Education Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge Teacher Program of the Faculty of Theology at Abant Izzet Baysal University and Necmettin Erbakan University.The study utilized “Dilmaç and Arıcak Values Scale” developed by Dilmaç and Arıcak to determine the value orientation of teacher candidates, “Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory” to determine their self-esteem, and “Personal Information Form” developed by researchers for their personal information. The data was analyzed by SPSS software package.In this study, the relationship between the value perception and self-esteem of teacher candidates studying in the Primary Education Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge Teacher Program of the Faculty of Theology was examined, the results of the relationship between the students’ values perception and self-esteem was summarized with the help of Schwartz theory of basic values, and some analyzes and assessments were made within this context.The t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analyzes were used to identify the effects of the variables on values perception.

Keywords: Values, Self, Self-Esteem.