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ERIC Number: EJ353280
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Entry into the Teaching Profession: Test of a Causal Model.
Ethington, Corinna A.; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v80 n3 p156-63 Jan-Feb 1987
This study employed a causal model to examine the influence of personal characteristics, undergraduate institutional characteristics, and college experiences on the attainment of entry into the teaching profession. The sample comprised 890 students aspiring to be teachers upon enrollment in college in 1971. Results are presented. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Experience, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education, Personality Traits, Preservice Teacher Education, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Background
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Teacher Candidates