TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Villiers,J.J R
TI  - Career plans of final year South African  student teachers: Migration to 'Greener Pastures' ?
SN  - 18146627
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Pretoria
PB  - Unisa Press and Routledge
KW  - Migration
KW  - Teacher demand
KW  - Teacher supply
KW  - Student teachers
KW  - South Africa
N2  - Teacher loss due to migration is a global phenomenon that impacts both developed and developing nations the world over. The aim of this study was to find out about the career plans of final-year South African student teachers. A group of final-year Bachelor of Education student teachers from a South African university responded to a questionnaire on intra- and intercontinental migration. The responses were analysed quantitatively and/or qualitatively. The findings showed that 79% of the students indicated that they would be teaching in South Africa, 8% were planning to teach in another country, while 8% were undecided. More than a third of the students (38%) said that they would like to teach in another country in five years’ time. Just more than a quarter of the students (27%) preferred Australia as a destination country. The student teachers’ most important motive to teach in a foreign country was the opportunity to travel, followed by earning a higher salary, and professional development. The student teachers indicated that their most important migration needs before leaving South Africa were information about health care, accommodation, and banking assistance
UR  - 10.1080/18146627.2017.1286942
ER  -