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ERIC ED279065: Preservice Teachers' Expected Attrition from the Classroom: An International Dilemma.

This study attempted to ascertain the degree to which teacher attrition rates may affect future educational trends on a cross-national basis and to identify particular characteristics, such as class, gender, or academic achievement, that might be associated with those teachers electing to leave and those expecting to remain in the classroom. Socioeconomic status (SES) and its role as an indicator of academic and career expectations are emphasized, and how SES affects the expectations of male and female students from a similar background is examined. The University of Ife in Nigeria and the Uni…