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Factors Influencing Teaching Choice (FIT-Choice): International Perspectives

Mon, April 16, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Vancouver Convention Centre, Floor: Second Level, West Room 214

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Researchers from different contexts, experiencing problems of teacher shortage and quality, discuss findings concerning teachers’ motivations and perceptions, using data yielded by the FIT-Choice scale (Factors Influencing Teaching Choice; Watt & Richardson, 2007). Grounded in expectancy-value theory, the scale provides an integrated, theoretically guided, psychometrically sound framework, developed and validated in the Australian context. This symposium offers the possibility to examine how and why teaching motivations are similar or different across settings. Len Cairns’ expert commentary will highlight commonalities and particularities in light of sociocultural variations, pose fruitful directions for further research, and implications for attracting and sustaining new teachers.

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