ontario teachers' reasons for choosing to teach outside canada
abstract
this study examines the factors that influence ontario teachers’ decisions to teach
outside canada. deciding factors were derived from previous studies related to career
choice and career change and involved concepts such as: altruistic motives, intrinsic
nature of teaching, financial and circumstantial reasons, fringe benefits and interpersonal
influence. applicants to an overseas teaching recruitment fair were selected as
participants for this study. the researcher employed a mixed methods approach to
research design where both quantitative and qualitative data were used in the analysis of
the research problem. the study found that the decision to leave ontario and teach
outside canada was the result of a combination of several factors. the study concluded
that the most influential factors in this decision included altruistic motives, interpersonal
influence and financial and circumstantial reasons.
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