From Career Choice to Career Change: Experiences of PGDE Students in Tanzania

IF 0.1 Q4 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Jacquline Amani
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This article presents findings from a qualitative inquiry that explored the underlying motives of career change among Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) students in Tanzania. Focused group discussions (FGDs) were used to collect data to address two study objectives: first, explore the reasons why PGDE students tend to change their career; and second, determine PGDE students’ intentions to join and stay in the new career. The findings indicate that career change is motived by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Specifically, career change motives are due to job dissatisfaction, employment opportunities, wrong first career choice, and the desire for career growth. This article provides relevant information on career change influencers and intentions of PGDE students to join and stay in their new careers. A teacher who has moved from one career paths to another needs professional support to cope with various professional challenges. This would not only bridge the gap between becoming and being a teacher, but also make easy for them to grow professionally. Based on the findings, the article concludes that different motives for career change imply that quality teacher training, and recruitment and retention strategies in the teaching profession are worth re-thinking. The findings are discussed in the context of teacher attraction and retention in Tanzania.
从职业选择到职业转变:坦桑尼亚大学预科学生的经历
本文介绍了一项定性调查的结果,该调查探讨了坦桑尼亚研究生教育文凭(PGDE)学生职业变化的潜在动机。采用焦点小组讨论(fgd)收集数据,以实现两个研究目标:第一,探讨PGDE学生倾向于改变职业的原因;第二,确定PGDE学生加入并留在新职业的意图。研究结果表明,职业变动既有内在因素的影响,也有外在因素的影响。具体来说,职业转变的动机是由于工作不满意,就业机会,错误的第一职业选择,以及对职业发展的渴望。这篇文章提供了有关职业变化的影响因素以及PGDE学生加入和留在新职业的意图的相关信息。从一种职业道路转向另一种职业道路的教师需要专业支持来应对各种专业挑战。这不仅可以弥合成为一名教师和成为一名教师之间的差距,还可以使他们更容易在专业上成长。基于研究结果,本文得出结论:教师职业转变动机的不同,意味着教师职业的质量培训、招聘和保留策略值得重新思考。研究结果在坦桑尼亚教师吸引和保留的背景下进行了讨论。
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Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-
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