ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL CONCERNS ON THE REALITY SHOCK EXPECTATION

• Authors: Murat Özdemir , Hilal Büyükgöze
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The reality shock is experienced mostly by novice teachers in transitioning to profession when they are confronted with a gap between what they learned during their education and the reality awaiting them within the early years of their career. Similarly, senior students in teaching programs may have occupational concerns proceeding from not having encountered the profession itself yet. Here, we elaborate on the relationship between reality shock expectation and occupational concerns of pre-service teachers. A total of 464 Turkish pre-service teachers participated. We discovered experiencing reality shock expectation prior to professional life to be significantly predicted by appointment, students/communication, and social/economic concerns. Moreover, there was a significant interaction between study major and reality shock expectation of the participants. Overall, we discuss the probable factors triggering reality shock expectation and occupational concerns, and the implications for future research in accordance with a similar literature.

Keywords

EN

REALITY; SHOCK EXPECTATION; OCCUPATIONAL CONCERN; PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS; TURKEY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 199 – 215

Contributors

author

Murat Özdemir

• Hacettepe University, Hacettepe Universitesi Beytepe Campusu Egitim Fakultesi, Egitim Bilimleri Bolumu Cankaya, 06800 Ankara, Turkey

author

Hilal Büyükgöze