GENDER VARIATIONS IN NORWEGIAN PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATIONS

TitleGENDER VARIATIONS IN NORWEGIAN PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATIONS
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsChristophersen, K-A, Elstad, E, Solhaug, T, Turmo, A
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume63
Start Page17-28
PaginationDiscontinuous
Date PublishedFebruary/2015
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersICID: 1150667
Keywordsmotivational orientations, pre-service teachers, self-efficacy
Abstract

Pre-service teachers’ gender and its associations with motivational orientations are under-researched issues. This study, therefore, used a survey methodology to research gender variations in the motivational orientations of pre-service teachers in general. The research clearly shows that male pre-service teachers are less motivated than their female counterparts and have higher levels of disillusion motivation. Female pre-service teachers are more influenced by teacher role models and show higher levels of intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy in classroom management. Males seem to internalize external academic pressure to a lesser extent. Further research is needed to better understand these significant findings. The conclusion is that interactions between gender and pre-service teachers’ motivational orientations need to be further explored and explicitly addressed by teacher educators.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2015/457-1430294332.pdf
DOI10.33225/pec/15.63.17
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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