'Who wants to be a teacher in Ghana?' A structural equation modelling analysis of prospective language teachers' behavioural intentions to pursue a career in teaching.

ABSTRACT: Despite its significant role in the development of society, the teaching profession is arguably one of the least preferred professions in Ghana. It has been argued that the declining interest in the teaching profession is partly contingent on the deteriorated conditions of service and the unfavourable reputation it has earned in Ghana in contemporary times. Amid these concerns, we were compelled to investigate prospective language teachers' behavioural intention to pursue a career in teaching. Using Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour, 111 prospective language teachers in two higher educational institutions in Ghana were engaged in this inquiry. The study's results, obtained through a partial least squares structural equation modelling analysis, indicated that prospective language teachers

SUBMITTER: Nyamekye E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12061143 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature