Teaching as a Career Choice: Triggers and Drivers

Autor/inn/en	Low, Ee Ling; Ng, Pak Tee; Hui, Chenri; Cai, Li
Titel	Teaching as a Career Choice: Triggers and Drivers
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (2017) 2, S.28-46, Artikel 3 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Teaching (Occupation); Career Choice; Teacher Motivation; Influences; Student Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Educational Attitudes; Semi Structured Interviews; Foreign Countries; Data Analysis; Student Interests; Vocational Interests; Teaching Experience; Prior Learning; Teacher Influence; Preservice Teacher Education; Online Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching; Lehrberuf; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Ausland; Auswertung; Studieninteresse; Berufsinteresse; Vorkenntnisse; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Singapur
Abstract	Why people are drawn to teaching has been a focal research area. However, previous studies seem to centre on the traditional conceptualisations of intrinsic, altruistic, and extrinsic motivations as well as some other similar categorisations. This study attempts to discuss the issue from a different conceptual stance, proposing a distinction between the "triggers" and the "drivers". The influences on the motivation for joining teaching were explored through in-depth interviews with 26 student teachers. Results show that student teachers' motivations for joining teaching in Singapore may differ in important ways from that of their counterparts in other places. More importantly, the results highlighted differences between "triggers" and "drivers" as well as the inter-relatedness between them. Some practical implications are drawn for teacher education both within Singapore and internationally. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01