Abstract (eng)
The full-day school concept has become increasingly important in Austria in recent years and the amount of pupils in full-day schools should be doubled to 40% by 2025. The present study examines the acceptance and importance of the full-day school to future teachers, who are currently in academic training, because many of them will be confronted with the concept in their later practice of teaching in schools. Adding to the importance of this issue is the fact, that teachers play a major role in the successful introduction of this educational concept. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of various grouping characteristics such as the progress of studies, the social motivation to become a teacher, the course of education, the social commitment, the self-efficacy expectation and the chosen school form within the lectureship on the acceptance of the full-day school. The second research question has been the measurement of the importance of the full-day school for student teachers. 307 student teachers of Austrian universities participated in a quantitative online survey. The results showed, that the social motivation to become a teacher and general self-efficacy expectation have an influence on the acceptance of the full-day school. Concerning the importance of the full-day school for the student teachers, high values were measured. Above all, the aspects of individual support for the pupils, a varied and active school life, social integration, reliable support hours and the promotion of self-employment were highly rated. In the following studies, other factors could be considered to examine the impact on acceptance.