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Motivations to have a Second Career as a Teacher in Vocational Education and Training
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of applied educational science.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3861-3024
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of applied educational science.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9186-2498
2022 (English)In: Vocations and Learning, ISSN 1874-785X, E-ISSN 1874-7868, Vol. 15, p. 407-425Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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In Sweden, upper secondary vocational education and training (VET) teachers must have high relevant vocational experience from a previous career, but 44% do not have a teaching certificate and thus are not formally qualified. However, there are significant differences between the 12 national VET programs in this respect. For example, 68 percent of the Child Recreation Program teachers are qualified, but only 28 percent of the HVAC and Property Maintenance Program teachers. The overall aim of this study is to identify and understand factors that motivate individuals to choose VET teaching as a second career in Sweden. As the Factors influencing teaching choice (FIT-Choice) scale has been rarely used in a Swedish VET context, a secondary aim is to test its suitability in this context. Thus, we investigate Swedish VET teachers’ choice of a second career, using the FIT-Choice scale. The findings show that it has sufficient validity and reliability for investigating Swedish VET teachers’ motivational determinants, and that the factors motivating their career change are highly dependent on their former occupation and working conditions. Other important factors include the family-friendly work schedules. The findings contribute to understanding of factors that motivate people to become vocational teachers, which is essential for improving the development of the highly skilled employees required in numerous sectors.

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Springer, 2022. Vol. 15, p. 407-425
Keywords [en]
Career change, FIT-Choice scale, Higher education, Sweden, Upper secondary school
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Pedagogy Pedagogical Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-198180DOI: 10.1007/s12186-022-09294-8ISI: 000824821800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85133635585OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-198180DiVA, id: diva2:1683859
Available from: 2022-07-19 Created: 2022-07-19 Last updated: 2022-12-30Bibliographically approved

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