ABSTRACT
Teacher recruitment and retention is increasingly seen as a crisis in different parts of the world, such as Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. (Clayton & Schoonmaker, 2007; Taylor, 2006; Thomson, Turner, & Nietfeld, 2012). There is evidence from research on teachers’ work that teaching is becoming more demanding, yielding less satisfaction, and hence less attractive (Hatch, 1999). Enticing suitable candidates into teacher education programs, therefore, is considered an important means to combat the problem of teacher attrition. And if we are able to stimulate and sustain teachers’ interest in teaching, we can be more sanguine about continuous teacher supply and maintaining standards in education.
