Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs
One of the essential variables in deciding our success in life is our attitude. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the attitude of male and female prospective teachers of different programs of Institution of Education and Research towards research. This study was quantitative and survey type in nature. The sample consisted of two hundred and forty students. A questionnaire "Attitude towards research" based on the Likert scale was administered for data collection. For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics applied. It was observed that most prospective teachers agreed that research makes them uneasy, and they feel insecure. It is also revealed that prospective teachers agreed that they enjoyed research. A new way of teaching research methodology may be adopted, which would increase the motivational level and lessen the negative attitude of the prospective teachers towards research.
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Research Attitude, Prospective Teachers, human knowledge
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(1) Saghir Ahmad Ch.
Department of Education, Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Ayesha Batool
Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Sayida Asma Dilshad
Assistant Professor, University of Education, Lahore, Joharabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Ch., S. A., Batool, A., & Dilshad, S. A. (2021). Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(II), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).09
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CHICAGO : Ch., Saghir Ahmad, Ayesha Batool, and Sayida Asma Dilshad. 2021. "Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II): 87-93 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).09
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HARVARD : CH., S. A., BATOOL, A. & DILSHAD, S. A. 2021. Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 87-93.
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MHRA : Ch., Saghir Ahmad, Ayesha Batool, and Sayida Asma Dilshad. 2021. "Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 87-93
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MLA : Ch., Saghir Ahmad, Ayesha Batool, and Sayida Asma Dilshad. "Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.II (2021): 87-93 Print.
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OXFORD : Ch., Saghir Ahmad, Batool, Ayesha, and Dilshad, Sayida Asma (2021), "Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II), 87-93
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TURABIAN : Ch., Saghir Ahmad, Ayesha Batool, and Sayida Asma Dilshad. "Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Research: A Survey Study of Different IER Programs." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. II (2021): 87-93. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).09