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TitleMotivation to join primary teaching profession: the case of Fiji
AuthorLingam, Govinda Ishwar
SubjectTeaching|Vocational guidance
First year teachers
Motivation in education
AbstractThe study reported here focuses on motivations for joining the teaching profession. In particular, motives of the entrants joining the primary teaching force were investigated. The trainees at Lautoka Teachers. College in Fiji responded to a questionnaire aimed at identifying their motives for choosing primary teaching as a career. Analysis of the results indicated that a large percentage of trainee teachers enrolled at the College were genuinely interested in becoming a teacher, and that a small percentage of them did not consider teaching as their career choice. The paper also discusses implications pertinent to student selection at the College.
Volume/YearDirections: Journal of Educational Studies vol.26, no.1, 2004
Collation70-81;
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