It is important that institutions preparing students to teach secondary social studies know why students choose this career when the supply of social studies teachers exceeds the demand. Students from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and Kansas State University (KSU) were surveyed using a Lickert type scale of one to five for response to questions regarding why they chose to certify as secondary social studies teachers. Findings indicate that the primary reason for electing to prepare for a career in social science and geography teaching is not to support a coaching/social science teaching career contrary to stereotypes.
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