کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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374201 | 622481 | 2012 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
This study utilized cluster analysis to identify typologies of prospective teachers enrolled in a teacher education program in the U.S. based upon their self-report motivations for teaching. A three-cluster solution generated three distinctive typologies of prospective teachers (N’s of 93, 70 and 52), and further differences among typologies were investigated with respect to participants’ beliefs about teaching.Follow-up semi-structured interviews confirmed meaningful differences found between the clusters with regard to unique combination of motivations and beliefs about teaching relevant to each typology. Implications for teacher education and teacher development are further discussed in relationship with study findings.
► We examined three typologies of teachers about motivations and beliefs.
► Different combination of reasons (i.e., intrinsic, extrinsic, and altruistic) are relevant for each cluster.
► Beliefs about teaching are eclectic and based on previous experience.
Journal: Teaching and Teacher Education - Volume 28, Issue 3, April 2012, Pages 324–335