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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the structure of vocational interests of Shahrekord teachers, based on the Tracey's Spherical Model. The population includes the whole teachers of primary, middle and high schools of Shahrekord from which 633 were selected through the stratified random sampling. The research instruments was Tracey's Personal Globe Inventory. Data analysis, using CI statistical index, revealed that the teachers' interests fitted the data significantly according to the spherical, 8-type and 6-type models and their interests were in accord with a global model. Teachers mostly have helping, artistic and investigative interests and tend to prestigious ideas, people and prestigious occupations. Also the results of analysis of variance showed that there were differences between the teachers' interests, and demographic properties.

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