摘要：ABSTRACT: Purpose of this study is to examine preservice teachers’ attitudes towards teaching profession in
elementary education. In this study, quantitative and qualitative research approaches were used. In the
quantitative part, data were obtained from 223 final year preservice teachers studying in elementary education
department. Attitudes Scale Towards Teaching developed by Erkuş, Sanlı, Bağlı and Güven (2000) was
administered to participants. In the qualitative part, open-ended questions were asked to the participants to
understand their attitudes towards teaching profession in depth. Findings indicated that there are differences
between preservice teachers’ attitudes and programs they enroll in. Results of the study indicated that pedagogy
courses influence preservice teachers’ attitudes positively towards teaching.
