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ERIC Number: EJ414379
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
No More Business as Usual: Career Changers Who Become Teachers.
Crow, Gary M.; And Others
American Journal of Education, v98 n3 p197-223 May 1990
Presents an ethnographic study with graduate students leaving other careers for education to discover the meanings of the career change for those involved. Discusses the following types of students: (1) the homecomers; (2) the converted; and (3) the unconverted. For each type the initiating influences, mediating forces, and commitment are explored. (JS)
Descriptors: Business, Career Change, Education, Ethnography, Graduate Students, Influences, Job Satisfaction, Teaching (Occupation), Vocational Adjustment, Work Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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