A comparison of an academic law career to private legal practice and to other professional careers suggests that law school provides a substantial monetary return. While earning less than the quartile earnings of practicing attorneys, the academics earn more than the quartile earnings of professionals in general. (MSE)

Discusses "The Color of Teaching," which explores reasons for lack of interest in the teaching profession among students of color through interviews with urban teachers of color and addresses immigration, segregation, exclusion, separation, and discrimination as contexts for understanding teachers of color. The study finds that regardless of…

Race, gender, and career motivation, their interactions, a self-efficacy measure, and the six Holland codes were examined for relationships with choosing a teaching career. Respondents motivated by either personal satisfaction or former role models were more likely to choose teaching than those motivated by financial reward. Holland's social…

Analyzes the choice of preparing for a teaching career in college. Traces the path of a sample of high school seniors in 1980 through college and teaching preparation. Only a small proportion aspiring to teach ever complete a bachelor's degree with a specialty in teaching and education. Teacher training completion is significantly lowered by state…

Identifies and compares the factors that have motivated 176 third-and fourth-year students at the University of Cyprus to choose the elementary school teaching profession. Six factors accounted for 63.3% of the variance: (1) internal motives; (2) job benefits; (3) status of the profession; (4) relatives' influence; (5) external motives; and (6)…

The objectives of this study were to find out what motivated the students in a college of primary teacher education in Nigeria to seek admission into the college, and to identify their career plans. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire administered on 117 final year students of the college towards the end of their programme of…

The themes of adult learning, cross-cultural learning, and transformative learning are common to many continuing educators working at universities across Canada. In this essay, I narrate my experiences as a mature, adult learner returning to university. Following a literature review and discussion of methodology, I begin this autobiographical…

This collaborative self-study, told through email excerpts and reflections, explores a teacher educator's return to high school teaching. In this study, we juxtapose our voices and alternate between past and present to develop insights that reveal how going back can lead to moving forward with respect to educating prospective teachers. While the…

This study investigated possible relationships between selected teacher candidate characteristics and changes in concerns about teaching reported prior to and following teacher preparation for those candidates successfully entering or failing to enter the teaching profession. A longitudinal sample of 242 teacher candidates reported concerns about…

This study examined cognitive style data from preservice elementary education students at four universities, discussing how cognitive style affects the choice of teaching as a career. A total of 219 preservice elementary teachers from six classes completed the Paragon Learning Style Inventory, which obtains measures of the four…

A longitudinal study was made of two groups, traditional college-age students when certified to teach and those who at certification were classified as nontraditional or returning students. Follow-up data 5 to 6 years after certification revealed that in the traditional group only 46 percent remained in the teaching force, and of the…

This paper studies the variables that may be related to the length of time that black teachers stay in teaching and, if they do leave, to whether or not they return. Specifically studied are the career paths of 2,535 black teachers who began their careers in North Carolina between 1974 and 1982. Used to predict the timing of both an exit from…

A comparative study was made of ways in which teacher candidates and their non-teaching counterparts in college differ in their academic and social backgrounds and in their bases for career decisions. Questionnaires were submitted to 146 non-teaching students and 258 teacher candidates. Analysis of survey findings indicated that: (1) the high…

The training and retention of teachers is discussed including: academically able students not attracted to teaching, elimination of teacher education programs and assumption of their role by the liberal arts, improving teacher education, satisfactory career environment, and teacher surplus or shortage. (MLW)

Presents excerpts from a conversation with four classroom teachers who use experiential approaches. Discussion covers drawbacks and advantages of experiential methods in school settings, reasons for choosing to teach experientially rather than traditionally, and practical advice for those considering careers as classroom teachers with an…