Pre-service Teachers’ Locus of Control in relation to Gender, Age and Stream of Education

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the locus of control of pre-service teachers in terms of their gender, age and stream. The study used a quantitative approach. The participant consists of 348 pre-service teachers.  Data on locus of control was collected using Rotters’ Locus of Control. Data analysis was performed in SPSS-20 programme. Results of Three-Way-Anova revealed the main and interaction effect of gender and age on locus of control. Further, the study found no interaction effect of gender, age and stream of education on locus of control in pre-service teachers. The findings have practical implications in pre-service teacher education.