What do secondary trainee teachers say about teaching as a profession of their "choice" in Malawi?

被引:21
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作者
Mtika, Peter [1 ]
Gates, Peter [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Aberdeen, Univ London Kings Coll, Sch Educ, Aberdeen AB24 5UA, Scotland
[2] Univ Nottingham, Sch Educ, Nottingham NG8 1BB, England
关键词
Trainee teacher; Teaching profession; Teacher recruitment; Teacher retention; Malawi; STUDENT-TEACHERS; RETENTION; CAREER; RECRUITMENT; MOTIVATION; COMMITMENT; EDUCATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.tate.2010.09.012
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This interview-based qualitative study is concerned with the recruitment of secondary teachers in Malawi. This study shows a range of perspectives for pursuing a teacher training course: failure to follow a desired career, springboard to other careers, to upgrade, and teaching out of vocation. It shows that trainee teachers held a range of images about teaching: its ability to enhance knowledge: low pay with no incentives, low status profession, and lack of trust of male trainee teachers. Teacher educators and policy makers need to consider the perspectives of trainee teachers to reduce resource wastage and support trainee teachers appropriately. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:424 / 433
页数:10
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