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2. Traditionalist students

In the study, traditionalist students are those who had a positive perception of the teaching career before entering former KIE. They enjoy the training that they are undergoing and have a positive view of their future career.  According to Sears et al. (1987; 1994), they seriously consider teaching as their career and are, therefore, service oriented.

Example of how traditionalist student feel: Yes, it [being a teacher] motivates and encourages me. As I told you, it’s me who requested to be sent to KIE. I wanted to be a teacher. When I am studying, my goal is to pass and pass with good grades. Then, the knowledge I will gain from here will help me to do the work after my studies. I will do it as required because of my full commitment to study for the profession.