Motives for choosing initial teacher education by students in Poland and Portugal ‒ theoretical and empirical background
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34767/SZP.2021.01.08Keywords:
Initial teacher education (ITE), motives for choosing a teacher training programme, ITE students, place of residenceAbstract
A discussion on the quality of initial teacher education held in the European Union and a declining number of candidates for teacher training programmes are the reasons for an empirical exploration of candidates’ motives to choose a teaching career. International research provides knowledge on the topic, hence the article’s focus on theoretical and empirical analysis of Polish and Portuguese students’ motives for choosing ITE, as compared to their place of residence. 308 students (163 from Poland and 145 from Portugal) participated in the survey. The article presents survey results, which point to the dominant role of students’ own interests in choosing a degree in teaching. The prevailing number of respondents declared a village as their place of residence. When choosing a degree in teaching, the surveyed group was mainly influenced by their teachers and peer environment.
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