Recruitment to the teaching profession

Performance Pay System Preferences of Students Preparing to Be Teachers

“…Since most students going into the field already know it is a low-paid occupation, they are not likely to put as high a value on pay as students going into more highly paid occupations. Studies by Bradley (1983) and Young (1995) support the assertion that students preparing to be teachers do not put a high value on pay. Further, some have suggested that teachers are likely to be harmony seeking and conflict avoiding (e.g., Sears, Kennedy, and Kaye 1997), which may make performance pay unattractive to them, given the differentiation inherent in such systems.…”

An Exploration of the Pay Levels Needed to Attract Students with Mathematics, Science and Technology Skills to a Career in K-12 Teaching

“…For example, Ben-Shem and Avi-Itzah (1991) found that Freshmen entering helping professions (including education) tended to be more compassionate, caring, and empathetic than those entering business. Bradley (1983) found that British pre-university students who had chosen teaching put more importance on the opportunity to work with children and the social value of the job while those choosing other occupations indicated that salary and non-routine work were more important. Tusin (1999) reviewed studies of motivations for entering teaching, and concluded that the desire to work with children and provide service to society were important attractors, along with working in a subject of interest and the school time schedule.…”