VALORI ȘI FACTORI MOTIVAȚIONALI ÎN ALEGEREA CARIEREI DIDACTICE
PERSONAL VALUES AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR CHOOSING TEACHING AS A CAREER

Author(s): Ioana Todor
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Adult Education, Educational Psychology, Methodology and research technology, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Eikon
Keywords: preservice teachers; career choice; teaching; teachers’ motivation; personal values;
Summary/Abstract: Teachers’ motivation, job satisfaction, engagement, and commitment to the profession significantly influence teaching outcomes. In the last decades, a large number of studies investigated preservice teachers’ motivation to choose teaching as a career and these motivational factors have been categorized as follows: 1) intrinsic motives (such as a desire to work with children), 2) extrinsic motivation (external benefits such as job security, time for family or longer vacations) and 3) altruistic motives (shaping the childrens’ future or enhancing social equity). According to an OECD report (2005), intrinsic and altruistic motives were the most frequently nominated reasons for choosing teaching as a career, in European countries. Personal values guide peoples’ actions and decisions and can shape their career path. This study aims to identify motivational factors and personal values that could be linked with career choice, in a sample of preschool and primary school preservice teachers. FIT-Choice Scale and Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ) were used for collecting data. The potential mediating role of personal values in the relationship between motivational factors and preservice teachers' career choices is also discussed.

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