Table 28. | Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by type and control of school: 1993-94 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Percent of teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement |______________________________________________________________________________ | Public school teachers | Private school teachers Statement |______________________________________|_______________________________________ | |Elementary|Secondary|Combined| |Elementary|Secondary|Combined | Total | schools | schools |schools | Total | schools | schools | schools _________________________________________|________|__________|_________|________|________|__________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 _________________________________________|________|__________|_________|________|________|__________|_________|_________ The school administration's behavior | | | | | | | | toward the staff is supportive .......| 79.2 | 80.7 | 76.8 | 77.0 | 88.2 | 89.4 | 83.3 | 88.7 My principal enforces school rules for | | | | | | | | student conduct and backs me up when I | | | | | | | | need it ...............................| 80.8 | 82.0 | 78.6 | 81.4 | 88.4 | 89.3 | 84.4 | 88.5 The principal lets staff members know | | | | | | | | what is expected of them .............| 85.6 | 86.9 | 83.5 | 82.1 | 88.2 | 89.1 | 86.6 | 88.2 Principal talks to me frequently about | | | | | | | | my instructional practices ............| 44.3 | 49.0 | 35.6 | 45.7 | 54.0 | 58.3 | 41.2 | 53.7 Goals and priorities for the school are | | | | | | | | clear ................................| 82.8 | 85.4 | 78.1 | 79.3 | 90.2 | 90.9 | 88.3 | 90.2 Teachers in this school are evaluated | | | | | | | | fairly ...............................| 87.9 | 88.6 | 86.6 | 85.3 | 89.8 | 90.4 | 87.3 | 90.3 In this school, staff members are | | | | | | | | recognized for a job well done .......| 67.9 | 71.7 | 61.7 | 62.6 | 81.1 | 82.4 | 74.7 | 82.1 Principal knows what kind of school | | | | | | | | he/she wants and has communicated it to| | | | | | | | the staff .............................| 80.5 | 82.8 | 76.7 | 77.1 | 88.6 | 89.1 | 85.5 | 89.9 Principal does a poor job in getting | | | | | | | | resources for this school .............| 16.1 | 15.1 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 8.7 Most of my colleagues share my beliefs | | | | | | | | and values about what the central | | | | | | | | mission of the school should be ..... | 84.2 | 87.3 | 79.1 | 81.4 | 93.2 | 95.0 | 88.4 | 93.7 Teachers participate in making most of | | | | | | | | the important education decisions in | | | | | | | | this school ...........................| 58.3 | 62.8 | 50.3 | 58.4 | 74.0 | 75.1 | 66.1 | 75.3 There is a great deal of cooperative | | | | | | | | effort among staff ....................| 77.5 | 80.9 | 71.8 | 76.3 | 90.5 | 90.3 | 86.2 | 93.0 I receive a great deal of support from | | | | | | | | parents for the work I do .............| 52.5 | 58.4 | 43.2 | 47.4 | 84.6 | 87.3 | 77.7 | 83.1 I make a conscious effort to coordinate | | | | | | | | the content of my courses with that of | | | | | | | | other teachers .......................| 85.0 | 88.0 | 79.8 | 82.9 | 85.2 | 86.6 | 78.5 | 86.1 Routine duties and paperwork interfere | | | | | | | | with my job of teaching ..............| 70.8 | 70.9 | 71.4 | 65.7 | 40.1 | 40.5 | 45.2 | 36.2 I have to follow rules in this school | | | | | | | | that conflict with my best professional| | | | | | | | judgement .............................| 24.2 | 22.0 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 19.1 | 13.0 Level of student misbehavior in this | | | | | | | | school interferes with my teaching ....| 44.1 | 42.9 | 45.5 | 43.9 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 20.2 | 25.1 Amount of student tardiness and class | | | | | | | | cutting in this school interferes with | | | | | | | | my teaching ...........................| 27.9 | 18.4 | 45.3 | 24.6 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 13.4 | 9.2 Rules for student behavior are | | | | | | | | consistently enforced by teachers in | | | | | | | | this school, even for students who are | | | | | | | | not in their classes ..................| 61.8 | 70.9 | 45.8 | 59.5 | 77.6 | 83.1 | 63.6 | 77.0 I am satisfied with my class sizes .....| 64.9 | 62.9 | 68.2 | 78.1 | 84.4 | 82.2 | 84.0 | 89.3 I am satisfied with my teaching salary ..| 44.9 | 44.1 | 47.2 | 43.1 | 41.6 | 35.5 | 43.6 | 49.5 I sometimes feel it is a waste of time | | | | | | | | to try to do my best as a teacher ....| 26.8 | 23.4 | 32.6 | 30.8 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 16.5 | 13.7 I plan with the librarian/media | | | | | | | | specialist for the integration of | | | | | | | | services into my teaching .............| 66.9 | 67.8 | 65.8 | 64.5 | 60.6 | 58.6 | 65.4 | 61.2 Library/media materials are adequate to | | | | | | | | support my instructional objectives ...| 65.6 | 64.9 | 67.7 | 59.9 | 61.0 | 56.4 | 67.2 | 63.4 Necessary materials are available as | | | | | | | | needed by staff .......................| 73.1 | 73.7 | 73.0 | 72.3 | 85.7 | 84.5 | 85.3 | 87.3 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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Schools and Staffing Survey, 1993-94." (This table was prepared September 1996.)
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