Influence of Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem on Attitude of Pre-Service Teachers towards Teaching Profession in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Mohammed Bala, Adamu J. N.

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The study investigated Influence of Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem on Attitude of Pre-Service Teachers towards Teaching Profession in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three objectives, three research questions, and three null hypotheses. Relevant literatures related to the study were reviewed. Survey design was used for the study. The entire 368 final year pre-service Agricultural Education students in 2017/2018 academic session from three tertiary institutions offering agricultural science education in Bauchi State were used for the study. Four rating scale adapted questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. A pilot study was conducted with forty (40) pre-service agricultural science education teachers at Federal College of Education, Gombe. Data collected were analyzed using Cronbach’s alpha. A reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained. Direct contact was used for data collection assisted by three trained research assistants. The data collected from the main study were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21. The package was used to run mean score and standard deviation using the model of description and explanation for answering research questions. Linear Regression was used to test null hypotheses one and two while Factorial ANOVA was used to test null hypothesis three at significant level of 0.05. The result revealed among others that self-efficacy, and self-esteem have positive influence on attitude of Pre-Service teachers towards teaching profession in Bauchi state, Nigeria. It was concluded that pre-service teachers with high self-efficacy and self-esteem has the potentials of excelling in teaching profession. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that: (i) the curriculum of agricultural education students in tertiary institutions in Bauchi state should be review in cognizant with professional consciousness and self-efficacy needed for effective teaching in Nigeria; and (ii) experienced lecturers should be teaching educational courses as their acumen of experience will help to enhance and enrich their confidence, satisfaction and interest in teaching profession.


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