Teaching motivational profiles related to intention to leave the teaching profession

• Vergara-Morales, Jorge ^[1] ; Del Valle, Milenko ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de las Américas

     Universidad de las Américas

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Antofagasta

     Universidad de Antofagasta

     Antofagasta, Chile

     
• Localización: Electronic journal of research in educational psychology, ISSN-e 1696-2095, Vol. 21, Nº. 61 (Diciembre), 2023, págs. 523-540
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Introduction.  Studies show that teacher motivation is related to the intention to leave the teaching profession, but there is a lack of studies that to research the relationships according to latent motivational profiles. Therefore, the objectives of the research are to identify the latent motivational profiles of Chilean teachers and to assess their differences in terms of intention to leave the teaching profession.    Method.  310 teachers who graduated from a Chilean university participated in the study. Latent profile analysis and one-way ANOVA test were used to assess the motivational profiles and differences in intention to leave.  Results.  The results support the fit of a model of four teacher motivational profiles: low quality (n = 16), high quantity (n = 89), low quantity (n = 82) and high quality (n = 123). Furthermore, teachers grouped in the profiles with the highest degrees of autonomy for teaching presented the lowest levels of intention to leave the profession.

    Discussion and Conclusion.  It is concluded that the quality and quantity of the teaching motivation are of utmost importance for the configuration of the intention to leave.