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Parental Perceptions of the Teaching Profession: Factors That Predict Parental Encouragement of Students to Enter the Teaching Profession
- Steven Christensen,
- Randall S Davies,
- Ross A. A. Larsen,
- Scott Harris,
- Joseph Hanks and
- Bryan Bowles
This study examines factors that influence parent’s willingness to encourage their children to consider teaching as a career. Using structural equation modeling, we identified four factors that are highly predictive of a parent’s willingn...