RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ATTITUDES OF CANDITATE MUSIC TEACHERS TOWARDS MUSIC TEACHING AS A PROFESSION AND THEIR SELF-ESTEEM

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the attitudes ofmusic teacher candidates towards their occupation and their self-esteem. Furthermore,the attitudes of music teacher candidates towards teaching occupation and their selfrespect were examined in terms of various variables. The sample group of the study was composed of the first grade (n=42) and fourth grade (n=40) students of MarmaraUniversity Music Teaching Department. The data of the study were determined by theAttitude Scale towards Music Teacher Occupation and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.As a result of the study, it is found that music teacher candidates’ attitudes towardtheir occupation are positive, female students develop more positive attitudes thanmale students do, first grade students have more positive attitudes than the fourthgraders have and graduates of general high schools develop more positive attitudesthan do the graduates of music high school. It is also determined that self-esteempoints of music teacher candidates do not differ according to gender, first gradershave higher self-esteem points than the fourth graders and graduates of generalhigh school develop higher self-esteem compared to graduates of music high school.Moreover, a positive significant relationship was found between attitudes towardmusic teacher occupation and self-esteem.