Abstract
This article reports findings from a study of the motivations of college students to choose or not choose a career as a K-12 teacher. Five hundred-seventeen college students majoring in education and non-education programs enrolled in undergraduate courses were surveyed as to their motivations for choosing/not choosing a career in K-12. If they chose teaching as a career, they were also asked what might motivate others to enter the teaching profession or if they chose a non-teaching career, they were asked what things that if changed might increase their interest in becoming a teacher. Those choosing teaching as a career did so most often because of a desire to have an impact on youth; those deciding not to enter teaching said the biggest reason was because of salaries and benefits.
Recommended Citation
Peitrzak, D., Engelking, J., Reed, K. M., Gapp, S., & Bosse, S. (2011). Motivations and Deterrents for Entering the Teaching Field in a Rural State. Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 4 (2). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/jiae/vol4/iss2/2
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