VALUATION OF DESIRABLE AFFECTIVE DISPOSITIONS BY PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION LEADERS IN AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA

The purpose of this study was to examine whether primary teacher education leaders in Amhara region 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 leaders of which 27 were selected comprehensively, whereas three of them were selected purposively. Moreover, for triangulation purpose, data were collected from six teacher educators and 18 prospective teachers who were selected purposively and six prospective teachers selected using convenience sampling method. Semi-structured interview (for three leaders, six teacher educators, & 24 prospective teachers) and questionnaire (for 27 leaders) were used to collect data. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis, whereas quantitative data were analyzed using a one-sample t-test. Both the qualitative and quantitative data disclosed that leaders are in better a state of valuing DADs of prospective teachers for different reasons that are revolving around effectiveness, professional love, professional stay, and knowledge and skill development of prospective teachers. The study shows that the valuation of DADs by leaders is an excellent opportunity to cultivate prospective teachers' DADs in the course of their training.