Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to compare and determine the effective lifelong learning
levels of pre-service teachers in terms of various variables. The relational screening
model of comparative type was used in this study among general screening models.
The universe of the study consists of pre-service teachers studying at the first and
fourth grade of faculties of education of a state university from each geographical
region of Turkey in the spring term of the 2013–2014 academic year. The research
sample consisted of 2159 pre-service teachers determined by the multi-stage
sampling method. The Effective Lifelong Learning Scale was used as a data collection
tool. Descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used
in the analysis of the data. The effect magnitude of the difference between group
means was also examined. In this study, it was concluded that pre-service teachers
have a high level of effective lifelong learning and female pre-service teachers have
higher effective lifelong learning levels. Furthermore, it was revealed that there is no
statistical difference between pre-service teachers that were included in the teacher
training program only for a period and those who are about to finish the program in
terms of effective lifelong learning levels.
