The ideal primary school teacher

Abstract

The qualities that an ideal primary school teacher has to have according to the view of 109 teacher trainees were investigated. Data were collected from an open-ended question in which the participants' views about the ideal primary school teacher and the reasoning behind those views were explored. Content analysis, frequency analysis, and percentage techniques of the collected data resulted in 6 themes: ethical and humanistic values; teaching skills; cultural and scientific knowledge; personal qualities; interaction with society, environment, and parents; and self-values. © Society for Personality Research.