Factors motivating the choice of teaching as a career among student teachers and first-year teachers
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https://doi.org/10.12697/eha.2013.1.06Keywords:
teaching as a career choice, motivational factors, FIT-Choice, induction year and teacher training, causal-comparative researchAbstract
Käesoleva uurimuse eesmärk on võrrelda õpetajakoolituse praktikantide ja kutseaastal olevate õpetajate kutsevalikut mõjutavaid motivatsioonitegureid. Kahel aastal (2010, 2012) korraldati uuring, kus kasutati adapteeritud FIT-Choice’i skaala varianti. Uuringus osales 396 vastajat Tartu ja Tallinna Ülikoolist (neist 189 õpetajakoolituse praktikanti, 207 kutseaastal olevat õpetajat).
Uuriva faktoranalüüsi tulemusena eristus nii õpetajakoolituse praktikantide kui ka kutseaastal olevate õpetajate kutsevaliku motiivide puhul viiefaktoriline struktuur ning kutsevalikuga rahulolu ja õpetajatööst ettekujutuse puhul kolmefaktoriline struktuur. Võrreldes õpetajakoolituse praktikantide ja kutseaastal olevate õpetajate kutsevaliku motiive t-testi alusel, leiti, et kutseaastal olevad õpetajad andsid faktoritele Sisemine motivatsioon ja tajutud õpetamisoskused ning Väline motivatsioon ja töö sobivus eraeluga oluliselt kõrgemad hinnangud kui õpetajakoolituse praktikandid. Mõlemad grupid olid kõige kõrgema hinnangu andnud faktorile Sisemine motivatsioon ja tajutud õpetamisoskused ning kõige madalama faktorile Oluliste inimeste mõju. Lisaks andsid kutseaastal olevad õpetajad faktorile Rahulolu kutsevalikuga oluliselt kõrgema hinnangu kui õpetajakoolituse praktikandid. Kahe grupi vahel ilmnesid erinevused ka kutsevalikuga rahulolu ja õpetajatööst ettekujutuse alaploki põhitegurites.
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