Working with kids, being passionate about a subject, making a difference: what makes people switch careers to teaching?

Erin Siostrom; Reece Mills; Theresa Bourke

doi:10.64628/AA.c6kvxwk44

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Working with kids, being passionate about a subject, making a difference: what makes people switch careers to teaching?

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Working with kids, being passionate about a subject, making a difference: what makes people switch careers to teaching?

Erin Siostrom, Reece Mills and Theresa Bourke

The Conversation, Vol.26 May 2023

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.c6kvxwk44

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Abstract

Teacher shortages around Australia mean there is an ongoing debate about how to attract, retain and educate more teachers. One part of the push to increase teacher numbers is encouraging people to swap their current career for a teaching role. Mid-career or " career change " students are increasingly common in teacher education programs. The most recent Australian data shows as of 2017, one-third of new applicants were 25 or older.

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Title: Working with kids, being passionate about a subject, making a difference: what makes people switch careers to teaching?
Authors: Erin Siostrom (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Reece Mills (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Theresa Bourke (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: The Conversation, Vol.26 May 2023
Publisher: Conversation Media Group
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.64628/AA.c6kvxwk44
ISSN: 2201-5639
Copyright note: The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Education and Tertiary Access; STEM in Education Research Theme
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99728398402621
Output Type: Magazine article

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