6533b862fe1ef96bd12c6aef

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Finnish and German student teachers’ motivations for choosing teaching as a career. The first application of the FIT-Choice scale in Finland

Katja VähäsantanenDagmar FestnerJani UrsinMichael GollerMichael GollerChristian Harteis

subject

GermanComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSIONScale (ratio)ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONMathematics educationlanguageStudent teacherSample (statistics)Psychologylanguage.human_languageEducation

description

Abstract This study introduces and validates the Finnish version of the FIT-Choice scale and uses the scale to explore Finnish undergraduate students' motivations for choosing teaching as a career as well as their perceptions of teaching as a profession in comparison to German student teachers. The results replicated the FIT-Choice structure both in Finland and Germany. Sample comparisons revealed that motivations for teaching and perceptions of the teaching profession reflected both differences and similarities between Finland and Germany. The study offers novel information on student teachers’ motivational structure.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-10-01Teaching and Teacher Education
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.06.023