An Empirical Study on the Background Characteristics of Teacher Applicants

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21830112
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Tamagawa University
Principal Investigator	OTA Hiroki Tamagawa University, 教育学部, 助教 (30555298)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,599,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,230,000、Indirect Cost: ¥369,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥715,000 (Direct Cost: ¥550,000、Indirect Cost: ¥165,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥884,000 (Direct Cost: ¥680,000、Indirect Cost: ¥204,000)
Keywords	教員養成 / 予期的社会化 / 教育社会学
Research Abstract	The present study analyzed the social attributes and cultural traits of future teachers by examining the background characteristics of teacher applicants. Results of this study revealed that school experiences have a stronger influence on an individual's choice with relation to the teaching profession than have class origin and family background. Moreover, many applicants had performed the role of class or school president during their student days. Therefore, it is presumed that they were elected to be leaders because they were highly disciplined in school and that strict conformity to school culture is a latent factor for becoming a teacher.

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