Exploring Metropolitan University Pre-Service Teacher Motivations and Barriers to Teaching in Rural Schools

Autor/inn/en	Cuervo, Hernan; Acquaro, Daniela
Titel	Exploring Metropolitan University Pre-Service Teacher Motivations and Barriers to Teaching in Rural Schools
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 46 (2018) 4, S.384-398 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cuervo, Hernan) ORCID (Acquaro, Daniela)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-866X
DOI	10.1080/1359866X.2018.1438586
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Student Motivation; Rural Schools; Student Attitudes; Metropolitan Areas; Teacher Shortage; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulische Motivation; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Schülerverhalten; Ballungsraum; Lehrermangel; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Staffing shortages has been a consistent problem for Australian rural schools. This paper addresses the rural staffing shortage by exploring the motivations and barriers faced by pre-service teachers in an Australian metropolitan university as they explore the prospect of teaching in a rural school. The paper examines two research ideas prevalent in the research literature. Firstly, that introducing pre-service teachers to rural placement experiences enhances their desire to seek teaching positions in rural schools. Secondly, that pre-service teachers from regional or rural backgrounds are more likely to seek teaching jobs in rural settings than their metropolitan counterparts. We draw on data from a longitudinal qualitative study with pre-service teachers in a metropolitan university that were interviewed before, during and after their rural placement. We found that while the second idea stands the test, the first idea, undertaking a rural placement, is not a guarantee to redressing the staffing shortage. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01