Lifelong Learn. 2011, 1, 39-45
Attitude of Students Studying to be Nursery School Teachers Towards Study and Their Future Profession
This research deals with the personal characteristics and motivations of girls studying to be nursery school teachers through blended learning courses at the University of South Bohemia’s Pedagogical Faculty in České Budějovice. The exploratory research is aimed at contributing to the body of knowledge on the personalities of students studying to be teachers and identifying the motivation of their choice of study. It is further aimed at ascertaining what first-year students expect from the university faculty in regards to preparing them for their future teaching profession. The issue of what motivates students to study teaching is connected with the issue of expectations and an evaluation of the concept of professional training at our faculty; as it has been shown that these issues are closely connected. The tool used in this research was a questionnaire. It was intentionally decided to include in the research sample only those students who had not yet worked at a nursery school and who are just making the decision to pursue a career in teaching.
