The Teaching Profession Today

what Motivates Young Students? Case Study

Abstract

In Romania, teaching is a serious, respected profession, governed by specific regulations set by the Ministry of Education. Choosing a career in education can be a rewarding decision for several reasons: either through vocation or passion, or through a desire for personal development through training. The rewards in both cases consist of the positive emotions that this generates. Furthermore, it is a field that aims to promote fulfilment – a concept where one regularly updates oneself in order to achieve well-being. Nowadays,
young people operate in a way that is connected to performance, a process of individualisation where they want to differentiate themselves from others. But the questions that arise are: "How can one become a teacher in this era, where young students are looking for good reasons and motivations to choose their career in the form of constant self-actualisation, in a dynamic that seems limitless?" or "What would be the
profile of a teacher as a trainer of behaviour in the current era?" In our study, we aim to find adequate answers to these questions through a questionnaire that we administered to a sample of second-year students (specialising in Romanian, French and English) who are enrolled in the psycho-pedagogical module and are preparing for a career in teaching. Their responses will be analysed in order to obtain the most appropriate interpretations.