Factors That Prospective Teachers at Utah State University Considered Important in Their Decision to Enter Teacher Preparation

Kenneth Ray Powell
1970
A critical shortage of teachers became an acute threat to society following World War II according to Jantzen (1959). Because of the shortage of teachers, many institutions of higher learning and a number of interested groups have discussed and made studies on means of recruiting prospective teachers, as brought out by Riccio(1961). The studies that have been made on prospective teachers expounded mainly on the age students decided to become teachers and influences from parents,
more » ... s, teachers, guidance counselors, and teaching experience.
doi:10.26076/ea5d-607a fatcat:vixirdbocvddreti5sk5dtt4nu