Abstract
Teacher quality significantly impacts students’ learning outcomes (Goe, 2007; World Bank, 2010) and the success of educational development (Ingersoll & Smith, 2003; Kennedy, 2008). This paper reports on Indonesian students’ motivations for entering teacher education, their perceptions of the teaching profession, and different motivations and perceptions among participants based on program of study. The study applies the Factors Influencing Teaching Choice (FIT-Choice; Watt & Richardson, 2007) theoretical framework which was founded on the expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation (Eccles [Parsons] et al., 1983; Wigfield & Eccles, 2000). The FIT-Choice framework consists of 12 motivations (ability, intrinsic value, fallback career, job security, time for family, job transferability, shape future of children/adolescents, enhance social equity, make social contribution, work with children/adolescents, prior teaching and learning experiences, social influences), five perceptions about the teaching profession (expertise, difficulty, social status, salary, and social dissuasion) and one career choice satisfaction factors. Participants were final-year undergraduate teacher education students (N=802) from four Indonesian universities (M age=21.61 years). Findings indicated that make social contribution, prior teaching and learning experiences, and work with children/adolescents were the highest rated motivations. Primary education participants were more motivated by ability, intrinsic value, job security, time for family, second job, job transferability, make social contribution, work with children/adolescents, prior teaching and learning experiences, and social influences than all other programs of study. This study contributes to international and national literature, particularly on future teachers’ motivations in a non-Western setting and developing country like Indonesia.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 59 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | International Conference on Motivation 2018 - Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Duration: 15 Aug 2018 → 17 Aug 2018 Conference number: 16th https://conferences.au.dk/icm-2018/ |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Motivation 2018 |
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Abbreviated title | ICM 2018 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Aarhus |
Period | 15/08/18 → 17/08/18 |
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