Attitude of University Students towards the Teaching Profession in Pakistan: A Case of Public Sector Universities

Misbah Akhtar; Huma Nawaz; Farrukh Munir

doi:10.59926/jodprp.vol06/05

Authors

Misbah Akhtar Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Huma Nawaz Faculty of Management Sciences and Commerce, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Farrukh Munir Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59926/jodprp.vol06/05

Keywords:

Attitude, Perception, Teaching, Profession, University Students

Abstract

Teaching is considered a noble profession all over the world (Chakraborty and Mondal 2015). For a successful teaching-learning process, teachers must have an interest and favourable attitude towards teaching. The primary objective of the study was to explore the attitude of university students towards the teaching profession. The attitude of students was also compared based on gender, university affiliation, and disciplines. For this purpose, the ‘Attitude Scale towards Teaching Profession’ questionnaire by Tezci and Terzi (2010) was adapted. Data was collected from 598 respondents of two public sector universities in Pakistan i.e., The Islamia University of Bahawalpur and Fatima Jinnah Women University – both public sector universities in the province of Punjab by using convenient sampling technique. Of the 598 respondents, 384 were females and 214 were males. Google forms were used for the collection of data. For data analysis Independent T-test and one-way ANOVA were applied. Results showed that there was no significant difference in attitude towards the teaching profession in terms of gender and university affiliation. However, a significant difference was observed based on discipline

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Author Biographies

Misbah Akhtar, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Huma Nawaz, Faculty of Management Sciences and Commerce, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Farrukh Munir, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

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