THE EFFECT OF TEACHER PROFESSION PERCEPTION AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT TOWARD ACCOUNTING TEACHER INTEREST

Abstract

This research aimed to know (1) The Effect of Teacher Profession Perception toward Accounting Teacher interest; (2) The Effect of Family Environment toward Accounting Teacher interest; (3) The effect of Teacher Profession Perception and Family Environment toward Accounting Teacher Interest. This research was ex-post facto research. The method was a quantitative description. The population was 250 students of accounting education department year 2014-2016 and sample were 132 students. The data collecting technique was questionnaire. The data analysis technique were simple regression analysis and multiple regression analysis. The result of the research were (1) There was a positive and significant effect of Teacher Profession Perception toward Accounting Teacher Interest with a correlation coefficient r_x1y was 0,386; determination coefficient r²_x1y was 0,149; Y = 0,386X₁ + 28,466 and t_count was 4,770 > t_table was 1,978. (2) There was a positive and significant effect of Family Environment toward Accounting teacher Interest, with a correlation coefficient r_x2y was 0,305; determination coefficient r²_x2y was 0,093; Y = 0,305X₂ + 38,060; and t_count was 3,657 > t_table was1,978. (3) There was a positive and significant effect of Teacher Profession Perception and Family Environment toward Accounting Teacher Interest with a correlation coefficient R_y(1,2) was 0,403; determination coefficient R²_y(1,2) was 0,162; Y = 0,305X₁ + 0,140 X₂ + 26,201; and F_count was 12,487 > F_table was 3,07. The relative contribution of Teacher Profession Perception was 71,62% and the relative contribution of Family Environment was 28,38%. The effective contribution of Teacher Profession Perception was 11,6% and the effective contribution of Family Environment was 4,6%.

Keywords: Accounting Teacher Interest, Teacher Profession Perception, Family Environment.