Gyakorló pedagógusok pályamotivációi
The Professional Motivation of Teachers Active in the Field

Summary/Abstract: The study investigates the professional (vocational) motivation of teachers who are active in the field, i.e. those who hold full-time positions in Hungarian public education institutions. The net sample was 1078 persons, representing the target population. Motivations related to the teaching profession were measured – for the first time in Hungary – with “Factors Influencing Teaching Choice Scale – FIT-Choice Scale”. The feasibility of the instrument in a Hungarian context was confirmed by the psychometric properties of the scale measured in relation to the current sample. The priority ranking of the different dimensions measured by the Scale is only slightly different from the structure observed in other countries. In the Hungarian sample the respondents overestimated perceptions related to the profession (expertise, difficulties of the chosen job/ profession) as well as the social influences involved; while, at the same time, “ job security” and salary-related issues were not rated as being so important. Whilst explaining the pattern and/or structure of motivational-organisational dimensions, we can see that, amongst these, mostly the institution’s support system, organisational climate and trust and child-centeredness experienced in any given institution played more significant roles.

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