ABSTRACTThis study explored student teachers’ perception of teaching as a profession in the Bono region of Ghana. Using a descriptive research survey with a purposive sample size of four hundred respondents (400) to respond to the four (4) key questions that guided this study: a) what is the perception of …
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ABSTRACTThis study explored student teachers’ perception of teaching as a profession in the Bono region of Ghana. Using a descriptive research survey with a purposive sample size of four hundred respondents (400) to respond to the four (4) key questions that guided this study: a) what is the perception of student teachers in the Bono region about teaching profession?; b)What is the underlying factors influencing student teachers in the Bono region to join the teaching profession?; What is the level of satisfaction of student teachers in the Bono region about teaching profession?; What are the views of student teachers in the Bono region about career development in the teaching profession?, the following were the major findings: Respondents’ overall perception about the teaching profession was positive. Most importantly, respondents indicated that the perception that those who entered the teaching profession were those with poor grades and from less endowed homes were seen to be false assumption without any basis and this did not represent the popular views of teachers, even though it was agreed to by many respondents that the profession relative to others provided fewer financial benefits, regardless of teachers’ heavy load of work. More so, respondents indicated that one major reason for joining the teaching profession was the passion they have for teaching besides the fact that parents and friends who were teachers also influenced their decision. Another, critical determining factor for entering the profession was job security and not that they entered the profession because of poor grades. This was rated very low. Indeed, a vast majority of respondents indicated that they personally felt fulfilled with teaching profession with higher motivation notwithstanding the few financial benefits involved in teaching profession. It is important to note that, student teachers were very much aware of the contributions of government in trying to raise the image of the teaching profession in Ghana.
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