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ERIC Number: EJ569581
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
The Big Picture: An Inquiry Into the Motivations of African-American Teacher Education Students To Be or Not To Be Teachers.
Shaw, Carla Cooper
American Educational Research Journal, v33 n2 p327-54 Sum 1996
The motivations of African Americans with regard to precollege teaching as a career are examined through case studies of a male and a female who were considering pursuing secondary certification at the graduate level but decided instead to pursue doctorates to teach at the college level. (MAK)
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Case Studies, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Certification, Teacher Employment, Teacher Motivation, Teaching (Occupation)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: African Americans; Career Paths