I don’t want to be a teacher: Factors restricting male students from entering the teaching profession

• Main Authors: Christina Andin, Hafizah Harun, Rohana Hamzah, Khalid Johari
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit UPM 2017
• Subjects: LB1705-2286 Education and training of teachers and administrators
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33503/1/I%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20to%20be%20a%20teacher_%20Factors%20restricting%20male%20students%20from%20entering%20the%20teaching%20profession.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33503/3/I%20don%E2%80%99t%20want%20to%20be%20a%20teacher_%20Factors%20restricting%20male%20students%20from%20entering%20the%20teaching%20profession%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33503/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjssh

This study is motivated by concern about the small number of male school-leavers entering the teaching profession in Malaysia. It is important to determine empirically the reasons why the teaching profession is not popular as their career option, to see whether this can inform us about measures that...