INTRODUCTION
The interest is a source of motivation that drives someone to do what they want and have the freedom to choose according to Hurlock (2010: 114). Meanwhile, according to Crow and Crow (in Abror, 1993: 112), interest is something to do with the momentum that drives us inclined or feel attracted to people, objects, activities, or can be an effective experience that is stimulated by the activity itself. Interest in becoming a teacher of accounting can be defined as feelings of attraction to the profession or occupation of teachers in the disciplines of accounting without any coercion from outside of oneself. Expected interest in the profession of a person against a stimulus bring great curiosity in learning and and explore its potential. So that prospective teachers are born is really - really someone competent in their field because the teaching profession is not a profession without expertise and special skills. Elements of interest in becoming a teacher of accounting can be started from the knowledge and information on the teaching profession, a sense of excitement and interest in the teaching profession, greater attention to the teaching profession as well as the willingness and desire to become a teacher.
According Whiterington (1999: 136) the interest is divided into two factors namely: (a) interest in primitive, namely those based on the biological needs such as food and beverages and the like needs. (b) cultural interest, the interest generated by the act of perception and the environment. According to Abror (1993: 158) mentioned factors - factors that affect interest are as follows: (1) internal factors, which consists of the factors of inner urgers and emotional factors. (2) an external factor, which consists of the factor of social motive.
The problem that often arises is how an understanding of the profession of teachers to students, how a teacher on student interest. This can be evidenced by the data tracer graduation period II in 2013 and the first graduation period in 2014 accounting graduates who work as field of expertise is only at 28% and 36%. Most of the other graduates in the amount of 74% and 64% worked in the non-education sectors, ie as in banks, industry and others. It can be concluded that it has not fully accounting graduates working on pendidikn sector.
Furthermore, to determine the level of student interest in courses Accounting Education Faculty of Economics, University of Semarang force in 2013 of the interest in becoming a teacher of accounting conducted an interview in January 2016 with 20 students. The results of the interview are presented in the following table:
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