Students’ attitudes of the Postgraduate Diploma in teaching program towards teaching profession

Figures & data

Table 1. Distribution of participants according to the study variables

Variable	Category	N	%
Specialization	Literary	183	61
	Scientific	117	39
Cumulative average	Excellent	181	60.3
	Very good	75	25.0
	Good	44	14.7
School	Public	92	31
	Private	208	69
Study grade	First	19	6.3
	Second	194	64.7
	Third	87	29

Study Instrument

Table 2. Construct validity for the scale of attitudes towards teaching profession

No	R.	No	R.	No	R.	No	R.
1	0.186**	7	0.205**	13	0.647**	19	0.361**
2	0.349**	8	0.315**	14	0.338**	20	0.294**
3	0.348**	9	0.148*	15	0.350**	21	0.361**
4	0.363**	10	0.262**	16	0.341**	22	0.173**
5	0.291**	11	0.439**	17	0.428**	23	0.280**
6	0.463**	12	0.185**	18	0.263**	24	0.585**

** Statistically Significant at (0.01) * Statistically Significant at (0.05)

Table 3. Means and the standard deviations of the participants’ responses

Rank	Item	Mean	SD
3	I agreed with the saying (the teachers are world leaders)	4.80	0.48
20	I feel that teaching as a career is a successful profession	4.64	0.65
7	I feel that society respects me for my choice of teaching.	4.53	0.67
1	I feel proud of my future work as a teacher.	4.52	0.75
22	I think my personality helps me to be a successful teacher	4.43	0.95
9	I think the teaching profession has achieved an appropriate standard of living.	4.36	0.64
19	I think my educational ability qualifies me to be a successful teacher.	4.33	1.06
12	I see that the current salaries of teachers are suitable for the needs of life.	4.13	0.88
18	I think I have the skills to become a teacher	4.11	1.13
5	I like the profession of teaching despite the heavy burden.	4.02	1.15
16	I think teaching develops more commitment to working than other professions.	3.99	1.18
23	I see that financial difficulties do not affect the abilities of the teacher.	3.86	1.18
2	I feel that the teaching profession will be daunting for me.	3.59	0.97
15	I think that teachers do not have adequate financial incentives and fair rewards for their efforts.	3.52	1.28
4	I expect that the teaching profession does not satisfy my real interests.	3.14	1.19
11	I like the profession of teaching even though it has little financial returns.	3.08	1.29
14	I feel worried when I think I will be a teacher.	2.83	1.45
13	I think that other professions have more financial stability than teachers have.	2.69	1.26
6	I accepted to join the teaching profession against my will.	2.67	1.43
8	I see that working in the teaching profession will not give me the ability to face the difficulties that I may face in the future.	2.57	1.28
17	I think the financial return from my teaching career does not help me achieve my goals in life.	2.53	1.10
10	I see that the teaching profession does not create opportunities to gain more money.	2.46	1.20
24	I fear professional failure if I become a teacher.	2.08	1.21
21	I feel embarrassed when I talk about my profession as a teacher.	1.50	0.68
The mean as a whole		3.52	1.04

Table 4. Difference in the attitudes of the students of Postgraduate Diploma in teaching on account of specialization

	S. S	Df	M.S	F.	Sig.	Tabulated Value
Between groups	41.070	28	1.467	13.119	.000	1.52*
Within groups	30.300	271	.112
Total	71.370	299

Table 5. Difference in the attitudes of the students of Postgraduate Diploma in teaching on account of cumulative average

	S.S	df	M.S	F.	Sig	Tabulated Value
Between groups	113.018	28	4.036	22.134	.000	1.52*
Within groups	49.419	271	.182
Total	162.437	299

Table 6. Difference in the attitudes of the students of Postgraduate Diploma in teaching on account of school quality variable

	S.S	df	M.S	F.	Sig	Tabulated Value
Between groups	40.941	28	1.462	17.059	.000	1.52*
Within groups	23.229	271	.086
Total	64.170	299

Table 7. Difference in the attitudes of the students of Postgraduate Diploma in teaching on account of teaching level in school

	S.S	df	M.S	F.	Sig	Tabulated Value
Between groups	62.455	28	2.231	8.886	.000	1.52*
Within groups	68.025	271	.251
Total	130.480	299

Data availability statement

The [DATA TYPE] data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.