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Why choose a career in teaching? Exploring motivational factors that influence the decision to teach.
- Source :
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British Journal of Guidance & Counselling . Feb2023, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p46-57. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper reports the findings on motivational factors influencing teaching as a career choice from a qualitative study carried out in Scotland. Ten students undertaking a PGDE (Professional Graduate Diploma in Education) programme at one Scottish university were interviewed. The results indicate that the choice of a teaching career derived from the students' internal needs for personal achievement and from an altruistic dimension pertaining to helping and influencing young people. For some students, negative educational experiences played an important part in shaping their altruistic sense of offering the next generation an enjoyable school experience. Perceived intrinsic rewards of teaching appeared to deter and counteract negative thoughts or remarks about teachers' workload, salary and status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COLLEGE students
*TEACHING
*VOCATIONAL guidance
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
*ALTRUISM
*RESEARCH methodology
*INTERVIEWING
*QUALITATIVE research
*EXPERIENCE
*DECISION making
*SPECIAL degree programs
*STUDENTS
*TEACHERS
*EMPLOYEES' workload
*WAGES
*SOCIAL status
*PROFESSIONAL identity
*STUDENT attitudes
*STATISTICAL sampling
*DATA analysis software
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03069885
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163696739
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2022.2040003