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Motivation for Preservice Students to Choose a Teaching Career by Gender, Age, and Subject Area in Nigeria

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  • Grace Omejevwe Akpochafo

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This research study aimed to investigate the motives of preservice students in choosing a teaching career in Nigeria. It also examined the beliefs underpinning their choice according to gender, age, and subject area. The study conducted a survey among 225 participants selected through purposive sampling from students at Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria. A 61-item questionnaire was adapted from Watt and Richardson’s FIT-Choice scale, the descriptive and inferential statistics from which were analyzed. The results revealed that unlike subject area, gender and age played a significant role in relation to motivational factors. These findings are discussed and recommendations offered.

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  • Grace Omejevwe Akpochafo, 2020. "Motivation for Preservice Students to Choose a Teaching Career by Gender, Age, and Subject Area in Nigeria," International Journal of Education and Practice, Conscientia Beam, vol. 8(2), pages 289-297.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkp:ijoeap:v:8:y:2020:i:2:p:289-297:id:642
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    1. Eva María Olmedo-Moreno & Jorge Expósito-López & José Javier Romero-Díaz de la Guardia & María Dolores Pistón-Rodríguez & Noelia Parejo-Jiménez, 2021. "Motivation for Learning among Students Undertaking Basic Vocational Training and University Studies within the Context of COVID-19," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-15, March.

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