Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling
The purpose of the study is to analyze factors influencing students’ perceptions of teaching as a career choice using structural equation modeling with the goal of shaping a teacher education recruitment program. In this study, 458 students from a Midwestern university in the United States responded...
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| author | Budhinath Padhy Kenneth Emo Gemechis Djira Amit Deokar |
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| description | The purpose of the study is to analyze factors influencing students’ perceptions of teaching as a career choice using structural equation modeling with the goal of shaping a teacher education recruitment program. In this study, 458 students from a Midwestern university in the United States responded to an online survey about career-related factors they value , their expectation that teaching would offer those factors, and any social-influence factors that might encourage them to choose a teaching career. The effect of 10 exogenous motivation variables (value-environment, value-intrinsic, value-extrinsic, value-altruistic, expectancy-environment, expectancy-intrinsic, expectancy-extrinsic, social-media-education, social-prior-experience, and social-suggestions) on choosing a teaching career was examined. Results of our analysis showed that the factors related to expectancy-environment, expectancy-intrinsic, social-media-education, social-prior-experience, and social-suggestions were found to be significant, whereas value-related factors and expectancy-extrinsic factors were found to be insignificant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cebeae0fd0d46bbaaea3e6fc91750c32022-12-21T21:03:42ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402015-02-01510.1177/215824401557039310.1177_2158244015570393Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation ModelingBudhinath Padhy0Kenneth Emo1Gemechis Djira2Amit Deokar3Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, USAUniversity of Minnesota, Morris, USASouth Dakota State University, Brookings, USAPennsylvania State University, Erie, USAThe purpose of the study is to analyze factors influencing students’ perceptions of teaching as a career choice using structural equation modeling with the goal of shaping a teacher education recruitment program. In this study, 458 students from a Midwestern university in the United States responded to an online survey about career-related factors they value , their expectation that teaching would offer those factors, and any social-influence factors that might encourage them to choose a teaching career. The effect of 10 exogenous motivation variables (value-environment, value-intrinsic, value-extrinsic, value-altruistic, expectancy-environment, expectancy-intrinsic, expectancy-extrinsic, social-media-education, social-prior-experience, and social-suggestions) on choosing a teaching career was examined. Results of our analysis showed that the factors related to expectancy-environment, expectancy-intrinsic, social-media-education, social-prior-experience, and social-suggestions were found to be significant, whereas value-related factors and expectancy-extrinsic factors were found to be insignificant.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015570393 |
| spellingShingle | Budhinath Padhy Kenneth Emo Gemechis Djira Amit Deokar Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling SAGE Open |
| title | Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_full | Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling |
| title_short | Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling |
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