Prospective teachers' perceptions of instructors' behaviors

Abstract

Apart from their academic staff, instructors working for the faculty of education are important as they are also models for pre-service teachers. The aim of this study is to investigate the prospective teachers' perceptions of tutors' attitude and behavior.

This research is a qualitative study and the sample consists of 4th grade students at primary school department in faculty of education in Pamukkale University. Modus Operandi, Member Checks, Quasi-Statistics were used for validation and reliability of the study.

The findings were examined in there theme, such as prospective teachers' perceptions of tutors' positive behavior, prospective teachers' perceptions of tutors' negative behavior and metaphors that the students used for tutors' behavior.