Investigation of University Students' Basic Needs Satisfaction, Rumination and Readiness for Being Teacher in Terms of Various Variables

• Published in: International journal of curriculum and instruction Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 1077 - 1095
• Main Author: Dagasan, Adem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: World Council for Curriculum and Instruction 2023
• Subjects: College Students; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Need Gratification; Parent Background; Preservice Teachers; Readiness; Student Interests; Turkey
• ISSN: 1562-0506

In the study, it was aimed to examine the satisfaction of basic needs, rumination regarding interpersonal mistake and readiness for teaching according to various variables of university students. The research was carried out on a total of 140 university students, 57 of which were male (40.7%) and 83 were female (59.3%). In the research, "The Scale of Readiness for Teaching", "Rumination Scale for Interpersonal Mistake" and "Scale of Satisfaction of Basic Needs of University Students" were used. As a research method, scanning model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used. When the results of the research were examined, it was concluded that there was a differentiation at the grade level according to the variable of satisfaction of the basic needs of the teacher candidates and the satisfaction decreased as the grade level increased. It was concluded that there was no difference in terms of other variables. It was concluded that there was no difference in terms of the variables examined in terms of Rumination Related to Interpersonal Mistake and being ready to be a teacher. The results of the research were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and some suggestions were made.