Abstract

• The main aim of this study was to investigate the self-esteem of pre-service teachers from Mandalay Education College. Moreover, the present study was to find out the differences of their self-esteem among demographic characteristics (gender and grade).The study adopted a survey research design and employed with a quantitative method. To explore the present problems, 120 pre-service teachers (male = 60, female = 60) from Mandalay Education College were selected by using random sampling technique as the participants of the study. In this study, Sorensen Self-Esteem Questionnaire constructed by Marilyn J Sorensen (2006) was used as instrument. Then, the collected data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and independent samples t test. The descriptive statistics revealed that the self-esteem of pre-service teachers from Mandalay Education College was moderate. The t test results showed that there was no significant difference in self-esteem of pre-service teachers with respect to gender and grade. So the results of this study would help the teachers to educate their pupils and to cultivate their pupils to become a good citizen for our country in future.