Choosing a Rural Teaching Position: Recognizing the Importance of Relationships and Field Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Versland, Tena M.; Schmitt-Wilson, Sarah; Downey, Jayne
Titel	Choosing a Rural Teaching Position: Recognizing the Importance of Relationships and Field Experiences
Quelle	In: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 32 (2022) 3, S.38-57 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1839-7387
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Interpersonal Relationship; Field Experience Programs; College Graduates; Preservice Teachers; Decision Making; Teacher Recruitment; Foreign Countries; Family Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Predictor Variables; Career Choice; Student Attitudes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Praxisnahes Lernen; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Lehrerrekrutierung; Ausland; Prädiktor; Schülerverhalten; Australien
Abstract	This study reports the findings from a survey of 201 recent teacher education graduates from a university in the north-western United States of America regarding the factors that influenced their decision to take a teaching position in a rural or urban community following graduation. Results indicate that an in-depth rural practicum experience, being close to family, and the size of school influenced new graduates' decisions. Other factors such as school culture and administrative support were also found to be important to new graduates' decision making. The article will also share insights that can help to inform state and local educational agencies about strategies in attracting new graduates and in retaining new teachers in rural schools. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913. Tel: +08-9285-0626; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.asn.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01