Deciding to Teach.

Carpenter, P. G.; Foster, W. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ212020

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Jun

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Deciding to Teach.

Carpenter, P. G.; Foster, W. J.

Australian Journal of Education, v23 n2 p121-31 Jun 1979

Primary and secondary teacher-trainees in Queensland were surveyed on their social origins, reasons for choosing teaching as a career, the timing of that choice, and the influence exerted by others. Results indicated that this decision results from the interplay of external influences and inner dispositions. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers, Occupational Aspiration, Predictor Variables, Secondary School Teachers, Status, Student Teachers, Surveys, Teacher Background, Teacher Motivation, Teaching

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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