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THE ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

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ABSTRACT This research work was undertaken to investigate the attitude of students towards teaching as a profession. A case study of college of education Ekiadolor-Benin. The study embrace the student of college of education Ekiadolor Benin were used for the data analysis. Results of the study indicate that teachers are not well financially remunerated and they are look down upon because of delay in payment of salaries and allowances. Findings have reviewed that poor conditions of services of teachers negative personal and professional behaviour are critical factors responsible for teachers low status. Some recommendations to enhance the teaching profession were made.

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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The chapter examines the attitude of student towards teaching as a profession. In setting the full knowledge of the study we have to know the concept of each terms. According to Afe (1998) sees teaching as that activity that consist of a body action intended to undue warning through the conscious and deliberate efforts by a matured or experience person to impart knowledge, information to an immature or experience person teaching, therefore is a process which involves the teachers the students and learning environment teaching is one occupation which parades the highest number of quacks despite its position as the engine room for the development of the human intellect and the world. Oxford advanced learners dictionary (2006) state that profession is a type of job that needs special training

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especially one that needs a high level of education. Teaching profession is a type of job that demand high qualification, based on the fact that the average Nigeria teachers spend three years in college of education or four to five years in university due to the fact that teachers are nation builders, they are the light of the nation. Over the year teaching profession in Nigeria lacked respect and dignity especially when compared with what is obtains in some other country of the world. Ajayi (1982) state that, the teaching profession has a very low status and it is looked down upon by the society it strives to build. The teachers unlike any professional group influence the lives of the youth and the future of the nation in a large measured despite the fact that students relegate teaching to the least in their job performance. This is primarily because of the inferior label that is attached to the teaching profession.

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However it has been discovered that the number of student admitted into college of education Ekiadolor Benin that have interest in reading education is not much, but they accept the offer with the attitude of self pity arising from their choice of the teaching profession as a last resort. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Education is the light of the nation and the teachers are the tough bearers it was noted from the foregone statement that students studying education do not want to remain in the profession. Teachers are faced with some problems which are i. ii. iii. iv. v. irregular payment of salaries the low moral of the profession no promotion prospect lack of personal qualification poor teachers public image and lack of job satisfaction

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The profession that is faced with large number of unwilling student is the teaching profession. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of this study is to determine the actual factors that influence students in college of education Ekiadolor attitude toward teaching profession. Specially, the purpose of the study should be found out the following. 1. Factors influencing students attitude toward teaching profession 2. Compared the attitude of students who are reading education as a result of circumstance 3. Those reading education as a result of interest and motivation. 4. Those reading education as a result of influence from friends, peer group society and parents

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5. The reason why some student come to college of education and later change school. This will enable the assumption that people hold about the teaching profession. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The study will be contributing to educational knowledge regarding the various factors affecting students of education view towards teaching profession To make students aware that teaching profession is not for those that are academically wear, but for the intellectuals in the society. The knowledge of those factors will be helpful to counselors, parents and those who come to remedy of the problem facing teaching in the society. The information provided in this study will be helpful to state ministry of education embracing on free education and

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federal government plans for it qualitative free and functional educational programme. This study help to encourage students to choose career in teaching profession having known that teaching is a noble profession as it was stated in the national policy of education (1981) that teacher like other profession will be legally and publicly recognize as a profession. RESEARCH QUESTIONS The following research questions were carried out in this study. 1. 2. Do you view teaching as a profession? Do you view teaching as a stepping stone to other profession? 3. Are you reading education because your parents are teachers? 4. Do you go into teaching profession because your friends are teaching?

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SCOPE OF THE STUDY The scope of this study covers only students of college of education Ekiadolor-Benin from were data was collected. LIMITATION OF STUDY Many constraints pose limitation of this study firstly, there was some errors which I was told to over again. Secondly limited fund and time. DEFINITION OF TERMS Attitude: Predisposition to perceive behaviour towards specific object or certain people in a particular manner. Profession: This is an occupation with high status made up of highly trained exerts performing highly specialized role in the society which some others do or can not perform. Motivation: Motivation means that willingness to do something without needing to be forced to do it. Interest: curiosity to know or learn more about something.

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