Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the cognition and willingness of attending teacher education program (TEP) for National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) freshmen. 1,538 subjects responded the survey. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The results addicted: ”The qualification of TEP has stronger competion for the future” and ”NTNU has more TPE quota”, were the main reasons to choose NTNU, account for 33.5%. Although, there are 94.4% of students understood it's not easy to become a high school teacher, but in the process of choice, more than half of freshmen were willing to take TEP; and if let them make decision right now, 80.4% will apply TEP. The main reasons for choice were: ”more job choice”, ”better competition for job-seeking”, and ”personal interest”. As to the expectation, participants hope NTNU to build up its characteristics: such as: ”education profession”, ”internationalization” and ”diversity”, and they hope to empower their abilities, such as ”abilities of expression and communication”, ”foreign language” and ”leadership”.
Translated title of the contribution | A Study of National Taiwan Normal University Students' Cognition and Willingness to Attend the Teacher Education Program |
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Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
Pages (from-to) | 40-59 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | 中等教育 |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- teacher education
- cognition of courses
- willingness to attend