Motivational Benchmarks for teaching career choice

Motivation is an important determining factor of the individual aware and responsible option for a specific career. With regard to student's option for become teachers, the reasons may be different: the availability and stability of employment, working hours, perception of personal skills, challenges and satisfaction that it bring the practice of the profession, the social importance of occupation etc. In this study we present the results of an investigation on student's motivation from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca for choosing teaching careers. We can see, therefore, whether they have properly planned teaching career after a well-founded educational and vocational guidance or a concern for the moment as a temporary solution until they identify other opportunities. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.