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ERIC Number: EJ271994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Attrition From Teaching Careers: A Discriminant Analysis.
Chapman, David W.; Hutcheson, Sigrid M.
American Educational Research Journal, v19 n1 p93-105 Spr 1982
Building from Holland's theory of career choice, this study investigated differences between individuals who started in and remain in teaching, and those who subsequently changed careers. The two groups differed in their self-rated skills and abilities and in the importance they assigned to selected criteria of success. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary School Teachers, Evaluation Criteria, Secondary School Teachers, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Success, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Persistence, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Skills, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Holland (John L); Hollands Theory of Occupational Choice