Predicting Vocational Self-Esteem of Prospective Teachers

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The purpose of this study was to examine the vocational self-esteem of university students attending educational faculties, teacher candidates, and the factors which make a difference in their vocational self-esteem. This study aimed at setting forth to what extent gender, perception of self-efficacy about teaching, level of satisfaction about the department and the order of choice to enter the programme were influential on explaining vocational self esteem of teacher candidates. As for the research methods, scanning method was used in this study. As a result, it identified that an important predictor of teacher candidates’ professional self-esteem was the level of satisfaction about their departmental programs. The undergraduate education to get a job prepares the students for the profession of teaching not only academically but also socially and psychologically. It also emphasizes teacher candidates’ perception of self-efficacy about teaching significantly predicted their professional self-esteem.