Eğitim Fakültesi

THE SOURCES OF STRESS FOR CANDIDATE TEACHERS OF GEOGRAPHY
Stemming from either external or internal factors, stress which often leads tension and depression and is considered as a 'modern society disease' has a significant effect on individual's psychological state as a coercive force to result in individuals' give up a need or react. Identifying stress sources of teacher candidates and measures taken in this context will contribute to train qualified teachers with professional awareness and competence, and thus to provide them with guidance roles they will undertake in their professional lives to educate the new generation to be individuals beneficial to the society.
As the most important stage in stress analysis is to identify the sources of stress, in this study it is aimed to reveal the present situation by answering the question "What are the sources of stress for candidate teachers of Geography?". Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews from a working group of 22 candidate teachers, studying at the Department of Geography Education, Ziya Gokalp Faculty of Education, Dicle University in 2013-2014 academic year.
Data obtained were analyzed by using descriptive analysis and content analysis techniques. First, research data were separately coded by each researcher; then, encodings were compared and differences were handled. To calculate the reliability of the study was asked for expert opinion. The reliability with reference to the data was calculated and found as .97. As a result, 18 themes and 35 sub-themes were identified under the category of the process of education, social life, personal, internship process and the teaching profession as sources of stress. and suggestions were made.
Key Words: Candidate Teachers of Geography, Higher Education, Sources of Stress.