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| Table 69. | Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: 1993-94, 1999-2000, and 2003-04 |
| Statement | Percent of teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public total, 1993–94 | Public total, 1999–2000 | Public school teachers, 2003–04 | Private total, 1993–94 | Private total, 1999–2000 | Private school teachers, 2003–04 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Combined schools | Total | Elementary schools | Secondary schools | Combined schools | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| The school administration's behavior toward the staff is supportive |
79.2 | (0.36) | 78.8 | (0.38) | 85.2 | (0.33) | 85.8 | (0.48) | 84.1 | (0.41) | 84.3 | (0.98) | 88.2 | (0.42) | 87.3 | (0.45) | 91.1 | (0.74) | 91.4 | (0.86) | 89.6 | (1.26) | 91.4 | (1.12) |
| My principal enforces school rules for student conduct and backs me up when I need it |
80.8 | (0.35) | 82.2 | (0.33) | 87.2 | (0.35) | 87.8 | (0.52) | 85.8 | (0.44) | 87.7 | (0.80) | 88.4 | (0.41) | 88.3 | (0.39) | 92.2 | (0.62) | 92.0 | (0.76) | 91.0 | (1.17) | 92.9 | (1.20) |
| The principal lets staff members know what is expected of them |
85.6 | (0.30) | 87.7 | (0.26) | 91.8 | (0.23) | 92.4 | (0.32) | 91.0 | (0.29) | 90.1 | (0.61) | 88.2 | (0.34) | 89.8 | (0.35) | 93.8 | (0.55) | 93.6 | (0.66) | 93.4 | (0.86) | 94.1 | (1.03) |
| Principal talks to me frequently about my instructional practices |
44.3 | (0.46) | 45.6 | (0.43) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 54.0 | (0.64) | 50.4 | (0.64) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| In this school, staff members are recognized for a job well done |
67.9 | (0.39) | 68.3 | (0.42) | 75.4 | (0.38) | 77.3 | (0.55) | 72.1 | (0.40) | 71.1 | (1.28) | 81.1 | (0.40) | 78.9 | (0.50) | 83.8 | (1.09) | 83.8 | (1.25) | 82.9 | (1.58) | 84.3 | (1.91) |
| Principal knows what kind of school he/she wants and has communicated it to the staff |
80.5 | (0.36) | 83.2 | (0.28) | 87.3 | (0.30) | 88.4 | (0.40) | 85.3 | (0.43) | 84.0 | (1.07) | 88.6 | (0.38) | 88.4 | (0.43) | 91.9 | (0.68) | 91.5 | (0.81) | 91.2 | (0.90) | 92.7 | (1.21) |
| Most of my colleagues share my beliefs and values about what the central mission of the school should be |
84.2 | (0.22) | 84.7 | (0.26) | 88.1 | (0.26) | 90.5 | (0.38) | 83.0 | (0.41) | 87.4 | (0.86) | 93.2 | (0.37) | 92.2 | (0.31) | 93.8 | (0.50) | 95.1 | (0.55) | 91.2 | (1.02) | 93.3 | (1.08) |
| There is a great deal of cooperative effort among staff |
77.5 | (0.31) | 78.4 | (0.32) | 83.2 | (0.36) | 85.1 | (0.56) | 79.0 | (0.48) | 82.8 | (1.19) | 90.5 | (0.29) | 89.0 | (0.42) | 91.1 | (0.75) | 91.5 | (0.84) | 88.6 | (1.47) | 91.8 | (1.24) |
| I receive a great deal of support from parents for the work I do |
52.5 | (0.38) | 57.9 | (0.40) | 61.1 | (0.50) | 63.2 | (0.74) | 56.7 | (0.59) | 61.1 | (1.38) | 84.6 | (0.41) | 84.0 | (0.49) | 86.0 | (2.39) | 88.3 | (1.01) | 81.5 | (2.16) | 85.1 | (6.59) |
| I make a conscious effort to coordinate the content of my courses with that of other teachers |
85.0 | (0.25) | 84.1 | (0.24) | 86.3 | (0.31) | 89.1 | (0.45) | 81.0 | (0.40) | 82.8 | (0.96) | 85.2 | (0.44) | 81.4 | (0.55) | 84.5 | (1.20) | 86.8 | (1.10) | 80.3 | (1.54) | 83.4 | (2.03) |
| Routine duties and paperwork interfere with my job of teaching |
70.8 | (0.38) | 71.1 | (0.30) | 70.8 | (0.44) | 71.2 | (0.64) | 70.7 | (0.50) | 65.9 | (1.13) | 40.1 | (0.65) | 44.5 | (0.57) | 40.8 | (2.51) | 42.2 | (3.64) | 44.1 | (2.00) | 37.5 | (3.46) |
| Level of student misbehavior in this school interferes with my teaching |
44.1 | (0.40) | 40.8 | (0.42) | 37.2 | (0.53) | 35.2 | (0.83) | 41.5 | (0.59) | 37.9 | (1.48) | 22.4 | (0.43) | 24.1 | (0.61) | 20.8 | (2.55) | 21.4 | (1.47) | 21.0 | (1.92) | 20.0 | (6.60) |
| Amount of student tardiness and class cutting in this school interferes with my teaching |
27.9 | (0.32) | 31.5 | (0.35) | 33.4 | (0.45) | 27.7 | (0.62) | 45.7 | (0.64) | 33.0 | (1.32) | 16.9 | (0.75) | 15.0 | (0.43) | 16.9 | (1.01) | 15.0 | (1.14) | 19.9 | (1.59) | 18.1 | (1.93) |
| Rules for student behavior are consistently enforced by teachers in this school, even for students who are not in their classes |
61.8 | (0.42) | 62.6 | (0.39) | 71.1 | (0.46) | 78.8 | (0.60) | 54.7 | (0.55) | 70.5 | (1.08) | 77.6 | (0.50) | 75.9 | (0.51) | 80.9 | (1.51) | 86.1 | (1.12) | 69.1 | (2.45) | 79.5 | (2.42) |
| I am satisfied with my class sizes | 64.9 | (0.38) | 67.7 | (0.36) | 69.1 | (0.43) | 69.7 | (0.58) | 65.2 | (0.52) | 83.7 | (1.09) | 84.4 | (0.40) | 85.7 | (0.45) | 87.6 | (0.92) | 85.4 | (1.56) | 85.4 | (1.74) | 91.5 | (1.20) |
| I am satisfied with my teaching salary | 44.9 | (0.45) | 39.4 | (0.36) | 45.9 | (0.46) | 44.2 | (0.65) | 49.4 | (0.60) | 46.2 | (1.60) | 41.6 | (0.59) | 42.6 | (0.73) | 50.6 | (1.67) | 43.7 | (2.43) | 54.1 | (2.09) | 57.9 | (4.56) |
| I sometimes feel it is a waste of time to try to do my best as a teacher |
26.8 | (0.35) | 20.3 | (0.29) | 16.7 | (0.32) | 14.6 | (0.45) | 20.8 | (0.43) | 18.4 | (1.08) | 10.2 | (0.65) | 10.5 | (0.38) | 8.7 | (0.71) | 8.5 | (1.17) | 7.8 | (0.78) | 9.3 | (1.10) |
| I plan with the librarian/media specialist for the integration of services into my teaching |
66.9 | (0.42) | 58.6 | (0.38) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 60.6 | (0.71) | 48.7 | (0.74) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Necessary materials are available as needed by staff |
73.1 | (0.42) | 75.0 | (0.32) | 79.0 | (0.42) | 79.7 | (0.56) | 76.9 | (0.56) | 83.2 | (0.87) | 85.7 | (0.44) | 89.0 | (0.38) | 91.8 | (0.71) | 91.0 | (0.75) | 91.5 | (1.04) | 93.0 | (1.40) |
| I worry about the security of my job because of the performance of my students on state or local tests |
— | (†) | 28.8 | (0.37) | 31.2 | (0.43) | 32.4 | (0.55) | 28.8 | (0.57) | 30.8 | (1.15) | — | (†) | 6.7 | (0.29) | 7.8 | (0.65) | 9.0 | (0.98) | 7.9 | (0.93) | 6.2 | (1.14) |
| I am given the support I need to teach students with special needs |
— | (†) | 60.9 | (0.33) | 64.4 | (0.46) | 64.0 | (0.63) | 63.7 | (0.65) | 74.5 | (1.37) | — | (†) | 67.1 | (0.58) | 71.8 | (2.05) | 68.6 | (2.08) | 70.8 | (2.01) | 76.5 | (6.79) |
| I am generally satisfied with being a teacher at this school |
— | (†) | 89.7 | (0.24) | 90.9 | (0.28) | 91.1 | (0.40) | 90.4 | (0.31) | 91.9 | (0.75) | — | (†) | 93.3 | (0.26) | 95.2 | (0.55) | 94.8 | (0.65) | 95.7 | (0.88) | 95.4 | (1.17) |
| — Not available. † Not applicable. NOTE: Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire," 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04; "Private Teacher Questionnaire," 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04; and "Charter Teacher Questionnaire," 1999–2000. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |
