What Motivates High School Students to Want to Be Teachers? The Role of Salary, Working Conditions, and Societal Evaluations about Occupations in a Comparative Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Han, Seong Won; Borgonovi, Francesca; Guerriero, Sonia
Titel	What Motivates High School Students to Want to Be Teachers? The Role of Salary, Working Conditions, and Societal Evaluations about Occupations in a Comparative Perspective
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 55 (2018) 1, S.3-39 (37 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831217729875
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Teaching (Occupation); Vocational Interests; Career Choice; Career Development; Work Environment; Teacher Salaries; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; International Assessment; Teacher Responsibility; Public Opinion; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Occupational Information; Student Surveys; Likert Scales; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Achievement Tests; Secondary School Students; Statistical Analysis; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Berufsinteresse; Berufsentwicklung; Arbeitsmilieu; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Lehrverpflichtung; Öffentliche Meinung; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Berufsinformation; Schülerbefragung; Likert-Skala; Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This study examines between-country differences in the degree to which teachers' working conditions, salaries, and societal evaluations about desirable job characteristics are associated with students' teaching career expectations. Three-level hierarchical generalized linear models are employed to analyze cross-national data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Results reveal that teacher salaries and societal evaluations about the importance of job responsibility and respect are positively associated with teaching career expectations, while working hours are negatively associated with teaching career expectations. Analyses further reveal that the association between salaries and career expectations and societal evaluations and career expectations differ among students with different mathematics skills. We conclude by discussing policy initiatives that can encourage students with strong quantitative abilities to consider a career in teaching. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01