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bece-987	Xing, Chunbing	Who Chooses Teaching as a Career? Empirical Evidence from a Survey of College Graduates Employment	2023	2	.pdf	application/pdf	462	16	43	The research findings showed that students who majored in education- related subjects, had higher levels of education, graduated from schools of higher rankings and obtained relevant professional credentials were more likely to choose teaching as their career; that the majority of teacher candi- dates came from lower-level cities in the central and western China; that the educational background and birth place could more effectively predict fe- male students becoming teacher candidates than their male counterparts while the school type had a greater impact on the male students’ decision on T mailto:xingchb@ruc.edu.cn Vol.13, No.2, 2023 1716 their career as a teacher than on that of female students; that graduates who chose to be teachers received lower starting salaries than those took up other professions and had a higher employment rate in central and western China; and that female teacher candidates’ career choice is determined by their per- sonal preferences, consideration of job security, and willingness of serving the public and communities. Consequently, teachers with a university degree or above pre- dominate the teaching staff; the proportion of female teachers with college degrees is also rising.	cache/bece-987.pdf	txt/bece-987.txt