Publication Cover
The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 135, 2001 - Issue 5
212
Views
20
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

An Exploratory Study on the Career Anchors of Educators in Singapore

&
Pages 527-545 | Received 27 Apr 2000, Published online: 02 Apr 2010

References

  • Administrative staff help cut teachers' paperwork . 1996 . The Straits Times , April 10 : 1
  • Balance the rosy view of teaching with the grim truth . 1998 . The Sunday Times , September 13 : 33
  • Byrne , J. 1999 . The search of the young and gifted . Business Week , October : 108 – 116 .
  • Cammann , C. , Fichman , M. , Jenkins , D. and Klesh , J. 1979 . The Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire Unpublished manuscript, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Chan , P. 1981 . Compensation and rewards in the education system: A study of graduate teachers' morale in Singapore government schools Unpublished manuscript, National University of Singapore
  • Chapman , D. W. and Hutcheson , S. M. 1982 . Attrition from teaching careers: A discriminant analysis . American Educational Research Journal , 19 ( 1 ) : 93 – 105 .
  • Crepeau , R. G. , Crook , C. W. , Goslar , M. D. and McMurtrey , M. E. 1992 . Career anchors of information systems personnel . Journal of Management Information Systems , 9 ( 2 )
  • Delong , T. J. 1982 . Reexamining the career anchor model . Personnel , 59 ( 3 ) : 50 – 61 .
  • Derr , C. B. 1986 . Managing the new careerists , San Francisco : Jossey-Bass .
  • Feldman , D. C. and Bolino , M. C. 1996 . Careers within careers: Reconceptualizing the nature of career anchors and their consequences . Human Resource Management Review , 6 ( 2 ) : 89 – 112 .
  • Hair , J. T. , Anderson , R. E. , Tatman , R. L. and Black , W. C. 1998 . Multivariate data analysis, , 5th ed. , Englewood Cliffs , NJ : Prentice-Hall .
  • Herzberg , F. 1976 . The managerial choice: To be human , Homewood , IL : Dow Jones-Irwin .
  • Ho , J. B. 1986 . A study of job satisfaction of teachers in Singapore Unpublished manuscript, National University of Singapore
  • Igbaria , M. and Baroudi , J. J. 1993 . A short-form measure of career orientations: A psychometric evaluation . Journal of Management Information Systems , 10 ( 2 ) : 131 – 154 .
  • Igbaria , M. , Greenhaus , J. H. and Parasuraman , S. 1991 . Career orientations of MIS employees: An empirical analysis . MIS Quarterly , June : 151 – 169 .
  • King , A. C. and Peart , M. J. 1992 . Teachers in Canada: Their work and quality of life , Ottawa : Canadian Teachers' Federation .
  • Lambert , S. J. 1991 . The combined effects of job and family characteristics on the job satisfaction, job involvement, and intrinsic motivation of men and women workers . Journal of Organizational Behavior , 12 : 341 – 363 .
  • Lau , W. H. 1968 . Why teach? A study of motives for choosing teaching as a career , Singapore : Teachers' Training College .
  • Lim , H. S. 1986 . A study of relationship between motivation of secondary school teachers and their commitment to the teaching profession Unpublished manuscript, National University of Singapore
  • Lim , H. T. 1989 . Career development in the teaching profession Unpublished manuscript, National University of Singapore
  • Lim , L. W. 1994 . Career orientations of Singapore managers Unpublished manuscript, National University of Singapore
  • Ministry of Education . 1997 . Education statistics digest , Singapore : Author .
  • Ministry of Education . July 30 1997 . Ministerial statement at budget debate in Parliament by RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean, Minister for Education July 30 , Press release
  • Ministry of Education . January 24 1998 . Speech by Minister for Education, RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean to National Institute of Education PGDE students January 24 , Press release
  • Ministry of Education . April 30 1998 . President's award for teachers April 30 , Press release
  • Ministry of Education . September 26 2001a . More career advancement opportunities for teaching. Speech by RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean September 26 , Press release
  • Ministry of Education . September 26 2001b . Speech by RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean at the MOE work plan seminar 2001 September 26 , Press release
  • Ministry of Education Yearbook . 1999–2000 . Singapore : Author .
  • More resources and more autonomy for all schools . May 28 1997 . The Straits Times May 28 , 10
  • Mosbergen , R. 1987 . A study on factors contributing to high teacher motivation and morale in Singapore primary schools , Singapore : Singapore Teachers' Union .
  • Port , O. December 13 1999 . “ Why Johnny may learn to add ” . In Business Week December 13 , 108 – 114 .
  • Schein , E. H. 1978 . Career dynamics: Matching individuals and organizational needs , Boston , MA : Addison-Wesley .
  • Schein , E. H. 1985 . Career anchors: Discovering your real values , San Diego , CA : University Associates .
  • Schein , E. H. 1987 . “ Individuals and careers ” . In Handbook of organizational behavior , Edited by: Lorsch , J. Englewood Cliffs , NJ : Prentice-Hall .
  • Schein , E. H. 1990 . Career anchors: Discovering your real values , San Diego , CA : Pfeiffer .
  • Schein , E. H. 1996 . Career anchors revisited: Implications for career development in the 21st century . Academy of Management Executive , 10 ( 4 ) : 80 – 88 .
  • Shore , L. M. and Martin , H. J. 1989 . Job satisfaction and organisational commitment in relation to work performance and turnover intentions . Human Relations , 42 ( 7 ) : 625 – 638 .
  • Singapore Teachers' Union Biennial Report . 1993–1995 . Record of Proceedings-Eleventh Biennial Delegates' Conference held on 30 May 1993 at the Mandarin Hotel, Orchard Road , Singapore : Author .
  • Stott , K. and Tan , A. L. Exploring teacher job satisfaction in a Singapore secondary school . Conference paper from the 12th ERA Annual Conference Proceedings . Singapore : National Institute of Education .
  • Teaching service gets $420 million a year boost . March 21 1996 . The Straits Times March 21 , 1 3 24 – 27 .
  • Wellbank , W. L. 1955 . Why teach? . Journal of Educational Research , 48 : 699 – 703 .
  • Wong , A. May 9 1998 . “ The teacher is the key ” . In Public Speeches May 9 ,
  • Yeow , P. 1996 . Workload and stress in the teaching profession Unpublished manuscript, National University of Singapore

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.