An examination of factors that influence the choice of teaching as a career in Lesotho

Teacher shortage in schools is the current subject of interest among academics worldwide. Prospects of teacher supply and demand have declared imminently high teacher shortage in the developing and developed world alike. Based on the theories of occupational choice and other studies on the choice of teaching as a career, this study attempts to address this worldwide teacher shortage problem by examining factors that influence people in choosing teaching as a career in Lesotho.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Centre for Educational Research

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Ralenkoane, Martin Makhube

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Gilmour, Dave

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3644

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3644