Perceptions of Students in Pre-Service Teachers Training Programs regarding Teaching Profession in Public and Private Universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explore the Perceptions Pre-Service Teachers Training Programs regarding Teaching Profession in Universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The objectives of the study were: (a). to identify the interest of pre-service educators toward teaching career. (b). to explore the perceptions of future educator regarding the teaching occupation. (c). to find out whether the pre-service teachers are motivated towards teaching occupation. (d). to examine Student’s attitudes about teaching job. (e). and to identify the reasons behind joining the teaching profession by pre-service teachers. The students of teachers training programs B.ed and ADE from public and private sector universities were the population of the study. Total 260 students/pre-service teachers’ were randomly taken as sample. A designed Questionnaire was used in this survey for the purpose of data collection. The pre-service trainee teachers responded on Likert scale in their option of choices varying from Strongly Agree to Strongly Dis-agree. The major findings of the study were that the students of pre service teachers training programs have positive perceptions about teaching profession because majority students said that they were motivated about teaching profession as teaching has more job opportunities, the trainee teachers were inspired from their teachers, teaching could solve their financial problems, teachers have great respect and leading role in society, to gain pedagogical skills and the most important to educate the community by attaining the learning objectives. The recommendations were forwarded to stakeholders for further improvements and research.