This study sought to develop a likert type scale which is valid and reliable in order to investigate the perceptions of the teachers related to the professional problems. The research was carried out with 262 teachers, working in Kütahya (160), Bursa (38), Burdur (31), Ankara (25), Eski ehir (5) ve Balikesir (3), Turkey, in 2009. The data were…

This study examined the reasons that mathematics teachers enter the teaching profession, and compared those reasons with the reasons for leaving the teaching profession. Participants in a national study were surveyed and interviewed, with results broken into categories of gender, age, ethnicity, and region of the country. Results indicated that…

This research tries to bring up teachers' opinions about Professional progress. This research aims at revealing the problems about how the teachers perceive Professional progress activities corrected with the opinions of teachers who work at primary schools. This research is designed with the model of survey is realized on 108 teachers who Works…

This study, in which a descriptive scanning model is used, aims to determine the effects of motivational sources on teachers' motivation levels. The population sample for this study consists of teachers working in the Elazig city center in 2006-2007 academic year. A sample of 225 teachers was randomly selected from this population. Data obtained…

This study examined the experiences of beginning teachers from three preparation models; traditional, professional development school, and teacher-in-residence, regarding their perceptions of their first years of teaching. The purpose was to explore possible links between teacher candidates' preparation paths and their preparedness and intention…

The study attempted to obtain empirical evidence on teachers' attitude towards teaching profession in Midwestern Nigeria. To execute this study, 400 post primary school teachers were randomly drawn from 40 post primary schools in the area under study. The Teacher's Attitude Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. Results of…

Educators tend to make complex evaluations of the behaviors of colleagues. A study of teacher perceptions of three "brinkmanship" behaviors indicates that educators employ at least five attitude dimensions in characterizing such behaviors and that there are systematic and meaningful differences in the ways they perceive their colleagues'…