Development of a Scale to Measure the Perceptions of Secondary School Teachers towards Teaching as a Career Choice in Pakistani Educational Context

The purpose of the present study was to develop a scale for the measurement of the influence of most significant factors on teachers to opt teaching as a career. Accessible population was two eighty eight Government secondary school teachers of 72 Government secondary schools of Pakistan. ANOVA and Principal component analysis method were used for factor extraction. The limitations of this research were that the population for this research was only female secondary school teachers. This research extended the validity of previous work on developing scales to measure the extent of influential factors affecting teaching as career decision. This scale is helpful to Education policy makers, curriculum designers, teachers, and all other establishment in the area of teaching and learning areas. The present findings has a valid , large implication and humble guidance for future researchers in developing more scales in teaching and learning areas to attract and retain teachers globally.