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Download full textVance, Victor S. – 1981
This study describes the changes in demographic characteristics of beginning teachers who entered the profession between 1956-57 and 1976. Existing literature on beginning teachers is examined to construct an image of the changes that have occurred among those choosing teaching careers. National and statewide samples are reviewed; however,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Beginning Teachers, Career Choice, Faculty Mobility
Peer reviewedPigge, Fred L.; Marso, Ronald N. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1992
Studied whether differences exist among academic, affective, and personal characteristics of teacher education persisters and nonpersisters in a longitudinal sample of 550 education majors. Five years later, 65% had persisted through teacher training. Factors predicting persistence (i.e., higher college grade point average and positive attitude…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Affective Behavior, College Students
