Factors that Influence Students To Become Teachers.

Papanastasiou, Constantinos; Papanastasiou, Elena

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ERIC Number: EJ572837

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Factors that Influence Students To Become Teachers.

Papanastasiou, Constantinos; Papanastasiou, Elena

Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), v3 n4 p305-16 Dec 1997

Factors that influenced 157 students at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and 176 at the University of Cyprus to become teachers were compared. The factor "internal motives" was the strongest factor that influenced students from PSU, whereas the most influential factors for students from Cyprus were "variety of benefits" and "status of the profession." (SLD)

Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Education Majors, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Occupational Aspiration, Social Influences, Student Motivation, Teaching (Occupation)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Cyprus; Pennsylvania

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