Analyzing the occupational anxiety level of physical education and sports teacher candidates on future expectations

Ismail Polatcan

African Educational Research Journal
Published: October 29 2020
Volume 8, Special Issue 3
Pages S89-S99
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30918/AERJ.8S3.20.076

Abstract

The present study is to analyze the occupational anxiety level of physical education and sports teacher candidates on future expectations in terms of several variables. The Future Expectations Scale, comprised of 15 items and a single factor, and the Occupational Anxiety Scale, comprised of 45 items and eight factors were employed as measurement tools. Parametric analyses were conducted on research data using SPSS 22.0 package program. "Pearson's correlation analysis" was conducted to identify the level and the direction of relationships between variables. A significant difference was found in opinions of physical education and sports teacher candidates in terms of gender, grade, national athlete, and income variables (p < 0.05). In the correlation analysis, it was found that there was a weak and positive relationship of teacher candidates' expectations to the following sub-dimensions: "Task-Oriented Anxiety" (r = 0.16; p < 0.01), "Student/Communication-Oriented Anxiety" (r = 0.23; p < 0.01), and "Assignment-Oriented Anxiety" (r = 0.19; p < 0.01).

Keywords: Physical education, future expectations, occupational anxiety, teacher candidate.

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