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Infographic: What made you decide to become a teacher?

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A US study has explored the different reasons why pre-service teachers (PSTs) decided to pursue a teaching career. Researchers analysed roughly 2,800 essay responses and identified 10 ‘supertopics’. The most common supertopic, appearing in nearly 60% of essays, was ’altruism’, followed by ‘intrinsic motivation’. This infographic gives an overview of the results.
Author: Earp, Jo
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7038679676
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