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Suryani, Anne; Watt, Helen M. G.; Richardson, Paul W. – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2013
The paper examines future teachers' motivations for choosing a teaching career and their perceptions about the profession in the Indonesian context. Data were obtained from 802 fourth-year undergraduate teacher education students at two public and two private universities in Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The mean age of participants was 21.61…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Preservice Teachers, Career Choice, Foreign Countries
Guns, Ann; Richardson, Paul W.; Watt, Helen M. G. – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Many international students aim beyond their country boundaries by moving away from home and studying abroad. This longitudinal design addressed a gap in current research, by linking together antecedent life goals and motivations on entry to students' studies, to predict exit achievement scores, to provide information concerning optimising…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Goal Orientation
Morris, Zoe A.; Richardson, Paul W.; Watt, Helen M.G. – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Teaching is considered one of the most trusted professions, yet literature evaluating teachers' understanding of professional behaviour is scarce. Recently, technological advancements such as Social Networking Sites (SNS; e.g. Facebook) have created fresh debate about appropriate behaviour for teachers: in school and online. The "Professional…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship