Survey results: influential factors that contribute to considering a teaching career responding to the prompt
| Itema | Min., Max | Overall Mean (SD) | White Mean (SD) | Asian Mean (SD) | t-test | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have the qualities of a good teacher | 3, 5 | 3.50 (0.71) | 3.80 (0.84) | 3.20 (0.45) | 1.41 | 0.19 |
| I have good teaching skills | 2, 4 | 3.20 (0.63) | 3.40 (0.55) | 3.00 (0.71) | 1.00 | 0.35 |
| I enjoy teaching | 3, 5 | 3.56 (0.73) | 3.40 (0.55) | 3.75 (0.96) | −0.70 | 0.51 |
| Teaching will provide a reliable income | 2, 5 | 3.00 (1.05) | 2.60 (0.55) | 3.40 (1.34) | −1.23 | 0.27 |
| Teaching will be a secure job | 3, 5 | 3.80 (0.92) | 4.00 (1.00) | 3.60 (0.89) | 0.67 | 0.52 |
| Teaching hours will fit with the responsibilities of having a family | 2, 5 | 3.30 (1.16) | 3.40 (1.14) | 3.20 (1.30) | 0.26 | 0.80 |
| Teaching will allow me to choose where I wish to live | 2, 5 | 3.80 (1.14) | 3.40 (1.34) | 4.20 (0.84) | −1.13 | 0.29 |
| Teaching will allow me to influence the next generation | 2, 5 | 4.10 (0.99) | 4.00 (1.22) | 4.20 (0.84) | −0.30 | 0.77 |
| Teaching allows me to work for social justice | 1, 5 | 3.40 (1.26) | 3.60 (1.34) | 3.20 (1.30) | 0.48 | 0.65 |
| I want to support students who are often denied educational opportunities based on race, language, gender, or other identities | 2, 5 | 4.20 (1.03) | 4.20 (0.84) | 4.20 (1.30) | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Teachers contribute to the social-emotional learning of their students | 3, 5 | 3.90 (0.88) | 4.00 (1.00) | 3.80 (0.84) | 0.34 | 0.74 |
| I want a job that involves working with children and adolescents | 1, 5 | 3.60 (1.71) | 3.40 (1.82) | 3.80 (0.84) | −0.35 | 0.74 |
| I have had good teachers as role models | 2, 5 | 4.30 (1.06) | 4.60 (0.55) | 4.00 (1.41) | 0.89 | 0.40 |
| My family thinks I should become a teacher | 1, 5 | 2.60 (1.43) | 2.40 (1.52) | 2.80 (1.73) | −0.42 | 0.68 |
| One or more of my family members are teachers | 1, 5 | 1.90 (1.37) | 2.00 (1.73) | 1.80 (1.20) | 0.22 | 0.83 |
| Item | Min., Max | Overall Mean | White | Asian | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have the qualities of a good teacher | 3, 5 | 3.50 (0.71) | 3.80 (0.84) | 3.20 (0.45) | 1.41 | 0.19 |
| I have good teaching skills | 2, 4 | 3.20 (0.63) | 3.40 (0.55) | 3.00 (0.71) | 1.00 | 0.35 |
| I enjoy teaching | 3, 5 | 3.56 (0.73) | 3.40 (0.55) | 3.75 (0.96) | −0.70 | 0.51 |
| Teaching will provide a reliable income | 2, 5 | 3.00 (1.05) | 2.60 (0.55) | 3.40 (1.34) | −1.23 | 0.27 |
| Teaching will be a secure job | 3, 5 | 3.80 (0.92) | 4.00 (1.00) | 3.60 (0.89) | 0.67 | 0.52 |
| Teaching hours will fit with the responsibilities of having a family | 2, 5 | 3.30 (1.16) | 3.40 (1.14) | 3.20 (1.30) | 0.26 | 0.80 |
| Teaching will allow me to choose where I wish to live | 2, 5 | 3.80 (1.14) | 3.40 (1.34) | 4.20 (0.84) | −1.13 | 0.29 |
| Teaching will allow me to influence the next generation | 2, 5 | 4.10 (0.99) | 4.00 (1.22) | 4.20 (0.84) | −0.30 | 0.77 |
| Teaching allows me to work for social justice | 1, 5 | 3.40 (1.26) | 3.60 (1.34) | 3.20 (1.30) | 0.48 | 0.65 |
| I want to support students who are often denied educational opportunities based on race, language, gender, or other identities | 2, 5 | 4.20 (1.03) | 4.20 (0.84) | 4.20 (1.30) | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Teachers contribute to the social-emotional learning of their students | 3, 5 | 3.90 (0.88) | 4.00 (1.00) | 3.80 (0.84) | 0.34 | 0.74 |
| I want a job that involves working with children and adolescents | 1, 5 | 3.60 (1.71) | 3.40 (1.82) | 3.80 (0.84) | −0.35 | 0.74 |
| I have had good teachers as role models | 2, 5 | 4.30 (1.06) | 4.60 (0.55) | 4.00 (1.41) | 0.89 | 0.40 |
| My family thinks I should become a teacher | 1, 5 | 2.60 (1.43) | 2.40 (1.52) | 2.80 (1.73) | −0.42 | 0.68 |
| One or more of my family members are teachers | 1, 5 | 1.90 (1.37) | 2.00 (1.73) | 1.80 (1.20) | 0.22 | 0.83 |
Note(s):
Each prompt began with the stem: “I am considering becoming a teacher because…”
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