The Ministry of Education in Yemen has encountered problems in recruiting Yemeni youth into the teaching profession. The purpose of this study was to survey Yemeni secondary school students' career motives and their attitudes toward the teaching profession. A five-part questionnaire was used to gather data from a stratified random sample of 515 students; these were drawn from the population of third level students in the secondary schools of Sana'a City, the capital of Yemen. / The major findings of the study were the following: (1) It appears that students' choice of a career would be strongly motivated by (a) respect of their fathers for the profession; (b) its importance to the country; (c) its significant contribution to society; (d) its requiring the use of intellectual abilities; and (e) respect of the closed community for the profession. (2) The five most important factors which might encourage students to be teachers were (a) the country's need for teachers; (b) a desire to impart knowledge to others; (c) opportunity for teachers to pursue higher studies; (d) provision of incentives to College of Education students; and (e) love of teaching itself and opportunity to contribute toward building the society. (3) The five most important factors which might discourage students from entering teaching were (a) the low salary for teachers; (b) lack of appreciation for teachers' sacrifices; (c) lack of effort made to interest students in teaching; (d) working conditions in schools; and (e) the poor advertisement teachers present for their profession. / Based on the study findings, several recommendations were generated, such as the need for information and occupational guidance to be directed toward students, parents, and the whole community; raising current teachers' professional, social, and economic status; and evoking public appreciation for the teachers' role and contribution. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.) / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-12, Section: A, page: 4242. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75954 |
| Contributors | AL-HOUTHY, IBRAHIM MOHAMMED., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 157 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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