Student teachers' motivation to become a secondary school teacher in England and Norway

Motivation to become a Foundation Phase teacher in South Africa

“…Kyriacou et al (1999: 374) find that 'when national economies are buoyant, and jobs other than teaching are more readily available, the number of high quality applicants to teacher training tends to decrease'. Relatively low teacher salaries therefore present a constant challenge to maintaining a consistent and consistently skilled cohort of graduate teachers, particularly where student teachers may be able to secure funding for higher status professions with promises of greater economic returns (Kyriacou et al 1999).…”

“…International studies (Kyriacou, Hultgren & Stephens 1999;Thomson, Turner & Nietfeld 2012) highlight the fact that effective schools are those that have good quality teachers. According to a review by the World Bank (2012): a number of studies have found that teacher effectiveness is one of the most important school-based predictors of student learning and that several years of teaching by outstanding teachers can offset the learning deficits of disadvantaged students.…”

Two Profiles of Teacher Education Graduates: A Discriminant Analysis of Teaching Commitment

“…Research (see, for example, Young, 1995;Kyriacou et al, 1999;Jarvis & Woodrow, 2005) on students' reasons to opt for teacher education has indicated that students differ in their motivation to eventually enter the teaching profession. Some even use teacher training as a stepping stone to another career.…”

¿Quién soy yo en este momento? Exploración de las actitudes de los futuros profesores hacia la profesión docente en Malasia.

“…These biographical elements may contribute to the process of professional identity formation (Sugrue, 1997;Knowles, 1992). Family members, especially parents become active agents in inspiring their children on occupational decision making (Sonnert, 2009 On the macro level, differences in social, economic and cultural context may have an impact on the image in a certain profession (Kyriacou, Hultgren & Stephens, 1999). The most influential social factor refers to value that a certain profession holds.…”