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ERIC Number: EJ494002
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Teaching and the Sense of Vocation.
Hansen, David T.
Educational Theory, v44 n3 p259-75 Sum 1994
The essay examines what an interest in teaching might comprise if the teacher believes it to be a vocation, arguing that the concept of vocation embodies both a public and a personal dimension and describes work with a social value and enduring personal meaning. (SM)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Moral Values, Self Actualization, Social Values, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Teaching (Occupation), Vocational Interests, Work Attitudes, Work Ethic
Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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