The teaching profession : an evaluation of career stages
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Mary Catherine Edmonds Eberhart (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- E. Lee Bernick
Abstract: This study was conducted to examine the stages existent in the teaching career. A clear understanding of career stages in teaching has significance for educational leaders who seek to reform the profession and to promote the growth and development of the adult learners in public school classrooms. A random sample of 478 teachers employed in North Carolina school systems within Educational Region 5 (a geographical grouping of districts established by the State Department of Public Instruction) and 100 student teachers at three institutions of higher learning (University of North Carolina- Greensboro, North Carolina A & T State University, and Elon College) in the same region were surveyed via a mail questionnaire. Information about the level of career concerns of teachers was gathered using The Adult Career Concerns Inventory. Job history, biograpraphical data, and comments were solicited. The response rate was 36% (36) for students and 74.47% (356) for teachers. Responses to 60 questionnaire items were examined using multivariate analysis procedures. Six dimensions of concerns (Investigation, Acculturation, Opportunity, Respect/Recognition, Rejuvenation, and Retirement) were found through a Factor Analysis of the variables. Differences among teachers on the six dimensions were analyzed using stepwise regression with several potentially explanatory variables.
The teaching profession : an evaluation of career stages
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1990
- Subjects
- Teachers $z North Carolina
- Teachers $x Job satisfaction
- Career development