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MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF K-12 TEACHERS: DETERMINING THE VALUES THAT INFLUENCE PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ DECISION TO TEACH

This study examined the motivations pre-service teachers possess as they progress though a teacher education program. Using Watt and Richardson’s (2007) Factors Influencing Teaching Choice (FIT-Choice) model as the theoretical underpinnings, the following research questions set the foundation for this study: 1) Do pre-service teachers’ motivation to pursue a teaching career change over the course of a teacher education program, and 2) Is there a relationship between pre-service teachers’ values and their satisfaction with their choice to pursue a teaching career? Quantitative results indicate significant drops in motivation from students’ Freshman/Sophomore year to students’ Graduate year. Qualitative results demonstrated a greater frequency of responses for social utility values, intrinsic motivation, positive prior teaching and learning experiences, career development aspirations, and epistemic values. / Educational Psychology

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TEMPLE/oai:scholarshare.temple.edu:20.500.12613/4137
Date January 2016
CreatorsTorsney, Benjamin
ContributorsDuCette, Joseph P., Brooks, Wanda M., 1969-, Davis, James Earl, 1960-, Lombardi, Doug, 1965-
PublisherTemple University. Libraries
Source SetsTemple University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis/Dissertation, Text
Format158 pages
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Relationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/4119, Theses and Dissertations

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