摘要：Background/purpose – This study examines the validity of the Factors Influencing Teaching (FIT) Choice Scale, developed by Watt and Richardson (2007), in the Indian context, by understanding the influential factors that motivate individuals to choose teaching as a profession.
关键词：Results – The findings suggest that the factors which motivate students to go into teaching as a profession are their perceived teaching abilities;social utility values such as ability to make a social contribution as well as shaping the future of the youth/young minds;and intrinsic career value
