Investigation of social studies prospective teachers' motivation for teaching profession

Investigation of Social Studies Prospective Teachers' Motivation for Teaching Profession This research was done to present motivation levels of prospective social studies teachers about teaching profession. In this research 5 likert scale has been used that previously was used by Acat and Yenilmez (2004). This scale consisted of 23 questions has been applied to 202 prospective students study at the Uşak University Education Faculty Social Studies Teaching department 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. While resolving of the data that was abtained SPSS statistics 15.0 program was used. In the research it was tried to determine their motivation level about their profession and whether ar not it varies due to varierities such as gender, class they study, if they had started the social, studies teaching program willingly, high school they graduated, where they were raised, occupations of their parents, education status of their parents, their families montly income. According to the research results while the motivation level which can be 115 at highest for prospective social studies teachers motivation level is 84, general level of motivation average is 3,6 out of 5. according to the results that was abtained from the research participants replies are in "2 agree" range. In the research the result that occured about motivation problems is prospective teachers only partially experience motivation problem about profession of teaching. This problem is not a too high level with 2,6 average. According to the results was abtained in the research while motivation levels of female prospective social studies tecahers is higher than male prospective social studies teachers. The motivation level of those started studying social studies willingly is higher then the ones who started unwillingly. Besides that while there is no meaningful difference among variables that was given by the prospective social studies teachers in the answers given by prospective social studies teachers in the variable of family social economic level there are two differences in two articles there is one in location variable and one article in the mother education status veriable two meaningful difference was seen. Besides those no meaningful difference was seen among the variables.