Valuation ofDesirable Affective Dispositionsby Primary Teacher Education Leadersin AmharaRegion,Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine whether primary teacher education leaders in Amhararegion value prospective teachers’ Desirable Affective Dispositions (DADs) or not. To achieve this purpose, a mixed concurrent triangulation design was employed. Data were collected from 30 college leadersof which 27were selected comprehensively, whereasthree of them were selected purposively. Semi-structured interviewand questionnaire were used to collect data from leadersfrom three and 27 leaders, respectively. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis, whereasquantitative data were analyzed using aone-sample t-test. Both the qualitative and quantitative data disclosed that leaders are in better a state of valuing DADs ofprospective teachers for different reasonsthat are revolving aroundeffectiveness, professional love, professional stay, andknowledge and skill development of prospective teachers.The study shows that the valuation of DADs by leaders is an excellentopportunity to cultivate prospective teachers’ DADs in the course of their training.