Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ502312
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Publication Date: 1994
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Who Will Teach Our Children: Implications for the Teaching Profession.
Su, Justine Zhixin
Professional Educator, v16 n2 p1-10 Spr 1994
This study examined demographics, entry perspectives, attitudes toward teaching, and commitment to a lifelong teaching career among California teacher candidates, comparing the findings to national teacher profile data. Results found a lack of minority representation, a majority of nontraditional teacher candidates, and a lack of commitment to lifelong teaching. (SM)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Minority Group Teachers, Minority Groups, Nontraditional Students, Population Distribution, Population Growth, Public Schools, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching (Occupation)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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