Are primary school teachers in Tanzania suitable for the teaching profession? Evidences from teachers’ survey

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dc.contributor.authorDassan, Fidel
dc.contributor.authorShukia, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T08:39:11Z
dc.date.available2021-05-04T08:39:11Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionFull-text article.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper was to assess the professional suitability of primary school teachers for the teaching profession. The study employed a random sample of 365 primary school teachers from 67 primary schools in four selected regions. Data were collected using the Self-Directed Search scale (SDS), the Teacher Professional Suitability Assessment Scale (TPSAS), and the Teacher Classroom Observation Protocol (TCOP). The findings revealed that the dominant personality types among teachers were Social, followed by Enterprising and Artistic. Likewise, the findings showed very weak negative but significant correlations between artistic and social personality types, respectively, and teachers‟ professional suitability when professional suitability was measured by TPSAS; implying that the more teachers were suitable for the teaching profession, the less they scored in the Artistic and Social personality types. The findings also revealed that there were almost no correlations between personality types and teachers‟ professional suitability when professional suitability was measured by TCOP. Moreover, the findings revealed that most primary school teachers were suitable for the teaching profession. As a way of recruiting teachers who are most suitable for the teaching profession, the study recommends, among others, a need to assess the teaching profession suitability of all applicants who are aspiring to become teachers before allowing them to join the teaching profession.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDassan, F., & Shukia, R. (2019). Are primary school teachers in Tanzania suitable for the teaching profession? Evidences from teachers’ survey. In the Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Policy Reforms for Industrial Economy in Africa (ICIEPRIEA), (pp 420-439). The University of Dodoma, Tanzania.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2910
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe University of Dodomaen_US
dc.subjectPersonalityen_US
dc.subjectProfessional suitabilityen_US
dc.subjectTeachersen_US
dc.subjectPrimary school teachersen_US
dc.subjectClassroom observationen_US
dc.subjectSDSen_US
dc.subjectTeaching professionen_US
dc.subjectSocial personalityen_US
dc.subjectPrimary schoolen_US
dc.subjectSelf-directed search scaleen_US
dc.titleAre primary school teachers in Tanzania suitable for the teaching profession? Evidences from teachers’ surveyen_US
dc.typeConference Proceedingsen_US
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