Perception of Pre-service Teachers at China Rural Area Normal College in Teaching Career Choice

DOI

10.2991/snce-17.2017.122How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Pre-service Teachers; Sex Difference; Teaching Career Choice

Abstract

This article explores young people's perspectives on males and females as teachers, contrasting these with teachers' perceptions. It builds on 425 interviews of pre-service teachers. The findings of the study reveal that male and female student teachers have similar motives in selecting teaching as a career. Generally, both groups emphasize altruistic and extrinsic factors. This paper discusses the findings in relation to wider issues concerning gender, and draws conclusions which may be helpful to policy-makers and institutions in the recruitment of students into pre-service teacher training.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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