Universal Journal of Educational Research, cilt.7, sa.1, ss.250-258, 2019 (Scopus)
This research aims to examine the
elementary school teachers’ levels of satisfaction in terms
of their main field of study based on some demographic
variables under such sub-dimensions as teaching staff,
counseling, management, resources, computer facilities,
courses and curriculum. Quantitative screening method
was used in the research. The study group consists of 136
senior prospective primary school teachers from a state
university. The data of this study was collected through the
"Faculty of Education - Student Satisfaction Scale"
developed by Şahin (2009) and the ‘’Personal Information
Form’’ prepared by the researchers. The collected data was
analyzed by using the SPSS 18.0 package program, and
percentage, frequency and arithmetic mean were calculated
with descriptive statistical analysis methods. Mann
Whitney U Test was used for the variable of gender, and
Kruskal Wallis H Test was used for the variables of type of
high school of graduation and academic success average.
As a result, it was concluded that satisfaction levels of
prospective teachers do not vary significantly by their
genders and type of high school they graduated but vary by
academic grade-point average. It was also found out that
the sub-dimension on which the prospective teachers
commented most positively was "consultancy services"
while the dimension which they commented most
negatively was "computer facilities." These findings were
discussed within the framework of related literature and
similar studies and various suggestions were brought
forward.
Keywords Education, Primary Education, Teacher
Training, Quality in Higher Education