WHY IS IT GOOD TO BE A PART OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION?

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to reveiw the opinions of students who are in the initial preparation phase for the teaching profession, about why they have chosen this profession and whether something has changed for them during these years of studying this profession. The research included a total of 72 students from the study programs: Preschool Education, Primary School Education and Pedagogy at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Goce Delchev University in Shtip, Republic of North Macedonia. The survey was conducted in June 2022. An online survey questionnaire was prepared, in which the questions (open and closed type) were grouped into three parts: general information about students, motivating and demotivating factors for choosing the teaching profession, initial education – preparation for entering the teaching profession.