A Longitudinal Study of Persisting and Nonpersisting Teachers' Academic and Personal Characteristics.

Marso, Ronald N.; Pigge, Fred L.

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ERIC Number: EJ550044

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Publication Date: 1997

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A Longitudinal Study of Persisting and Nonpersisting Teachers' Academic and Personal Characteristics.

Marso, Ronald N.; Pigge, Fred L.

Journal of Experimental Education, v65 n3 p243-54 Spr 1997

A longitudinal study compared the characteristics of teacher candidates who persisted and did not persist through the early years of teaching. Gender, major, initial assurance about teaching, and time of the decision to teach were related to persistence for the 29% of 551 candidates studied who persisted. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Decision Making, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Traits, Sex Differences, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Persistence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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