Nancy L. Leech,  <br/><br/>
Understanding Urban High School Students of Color Motivation to Teach: Validating the FIT-Choice Scale 

 -  Sage  2019. 
 - Vol 54, Issue 7, 2019 (957-983p. ) 
<br/><br/> The Factors Influencing Teaching Choice (FIT-Choice) scale was completed by 86 high school students of color prior to beginning a class focusing on motivating students to become interested in teaching. Findings based on confirmatory factor analysis support the underlying FIT-Choice scale factor structure reported in previous studies. Students’ perceptions about teaching and motivations to teach were significantly lower compared with predominantly White female pre-service and in-service teachers for the majority of factors. The high school students of color were most drawn to teaching by their respect for the proficiency required of a good teacher. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>FIT-Choice scale,<br/> motivation to become a teacher, <br/>teacher pipeline programs