"Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and Japan
In light of the global teacher shortage (UNESCO, 2019), the question of the motives for choosing a career in teaching is also becoming increasingly relevant internationally. Previous studies emphasize the central role of intrinsic motives in this decision. This study explores the intrinsic motives...
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In light of the global teacher shortage (UNESCO, 2019), the question of the motives for choosing a career in teaching is also becoming increasingly relevant internationally. Previous studies emphasize the central role of intrinsic motives in this decision. This study explores the intrinsic motives of student teachers from four international university locations using biographical texts collected by means of online questionnaires. The data were analysed using a qualitative content analysis. The exploratory study shows that similar intrinsic career and study choice motives exist across countries and can be described in a differentiated way. Partial results suggest that 'belief in education' is a central motive, although this varies according to context. The influence of biographical experiences with one's own teachers and the resulting desire to do better also emerged as a universal motive for choosing teaching as a career.
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| spelling | doaj-art-58bfb567c5704795aa3c6344d032d3e62025-08-20T03:11:57ZengDr. Seyat PolatJournal of Research in Social Sciences and Language2747-56462025-03-0110.71514/jssal/2025.161"Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and JapanAline Steger0Ralf Schieferdecker1Sabine Lang2University of Education Weingarten, GermanyUniversity of Education Weingarten, GermanyUniversity of Education Weingarten, Germany In light of the global teacher shortage (UNESCO, 2019), the question of the motives for choosing a career in teaching is also becoming increasingly relevant internationally. Previous studies emphasize the central role of intrinsic motives in this decision. This study explores the intrinsic motives of student teachers from four international university locations using biographical texts collected by means of online questionnaires. The data were analysed using a qualitative content analysis. The exploratory study shows that similar intrinsic career and study choice motives exist across countries and can be described in a differentiated way. Partial results suggest that 'belief in education' is a central motive, although this varies according to context. The influence of biographical experiences with one's own teachers and the resulting desire to do better also emerged as a universal motive for choosing teaching as a career. https://www.jssal.com/index.php/jssal/article/view/161Teacher educationcareer choice motivesstudy choicecontent analysisglobal challenges |
| spellingShingle | Aline Steger Ralf Schieferdecker Sabine Lang "Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and Japan Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Language Teacher education career choice motives study choice content analysis global challenges |
| title | "Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and Japan |
| title_full | "Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and Japan |
| title_fullStr | "Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and Japan |
| title_short | "Belief in Education and in Oneself" Cross-National Intrinsic Career and Study Choice Motives of Student Teachers in Brazil, Chile, Germany, and Japan |
| title_sort | belief in education and in oneself cross national intrinsic career and study choice motives of student teachers in brazil chile germany and japan |
| topic | Teacher education career choice motives study choice content analysis global challenges |
| url | https://www.jssal.com/index.php/jssal/article/view/161 |
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