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| Table 84. | Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: Selected years, 1993–94 through 2007–08 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Statement about conditions | Public school teachers | Private school teachers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 total | 1999-2000 total | 2003-04 total | 2007-08 | 1993-94 total | 1999-2000 total | 2003-04 total | 2007-08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Percent of teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The school administration's behavior toward the staff is supportive |
79.2 | (0.36) | 78.8 | (0.38) | 85.2 | (0.33) | 87.7 | (0.39) | 88.1 | (0.50) | 87.1 | (0.47) | 86.3 | (1.24) | 88.2 | (0.42) | 87.3 | (0.45) | 91.1 | (0.78) | 93.1 | (0.43) | 92.6 | (0.48) | 92.3 | (1.15) | 93.9 | (0.74) |
| 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 | (0.34) | 88.0 | (0.37) | 89.2 | (0.48) | 85.9 | (0.51) | 86.1 | (1.12) | 88.4 | (0.41) | 88.3 | (0.39) | 92.2 | (0.75) | 92.2 | (0.57) | 91.7 | (0.70) | 91.8 | (1.17) | 92.8 | (0.97) |
| The principal lets staff members know what is expected of them |
85.6 | (0.30) | 87.7 | (0.26) | 91.9 | (0.23) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 88.2 | (0.34) | 89.8 | (0.35) | 93.8 | (0.57) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 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) | 75.5 | (0.38) | 76.7 | (0.56) | 78.3 | (0.77) | 74.2 | (0.63) | 72.3 | (1.42) | 81.1 | (0.40) | 78.9 | (0.50) | 83.8 | (1.14) | 84.0 | (0.66) | 84.1 | (0.76) | 83.0 | (1.71) | 84.4 | (1.06) |
| 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 | (0.33) | 89.6 | (0.44) | 86.6 | (0.51) | 84.4 | (1.20) | 88.6 | (0.38) | 88.4 | (0.43) | 91.9 | (0.68) | 91.7 | (0.53) | 91.3 | (0.65) | 90.7 | (1.20) | 92.6 | (0.81) |
| 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) | 88.3 | (0.35) | 90.6 | (0.52) | 83.8 | (0.53) | 87.4 | (0.86) | 93.2 | (0.37) | 92.2 | (0.31) | 93.8 | (0.49) | 93.7 | (0.44) | 94.9 | (0.47) | 90.5 | (1.36) | 93.7 | (0.78) |
| There is a great deal of cooperative effort among staff |
77.5 | (0.31) | 78.4 | (0.32) | 83.2 | (0.36) | 84.3 | (0.33) | 86.1 | (0.47) | 81.0 | (0.51) | 81.9 | (1.20) | 90.5 | (0.29) | 89.0 | (0.42) | 91.2 | (0.77) | 91.7 | (0.63) | 92.1 | (0.54) | 88.4 | (1.43) | 92.6 | (1.07) |
| 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) | 64.3 | (0.52) | 66.4 | (0.77) | 60.4 | (0.66) | 62.6 | (1.45) | 84.6 | (0.41) | 84.0 | (0.49) | 86.1 | (2.33) | 87.7 | (0.60) | 89.4 | (0.68) | 85.1 | (1.79) | 86.9 | (1.00) |
| 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) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 85.2 | (0.44) | 81.4 | (0.55) | 84.6 | (0.90) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Routine duties and paperwork interfere with my job of teaching |
70.8 | (0.38) | 71.1 | (0.30) | 70.8 | (0.44) | 69.0 | (0.53) | 69.4 | (0.80) | 68.7 | (0.69) | 64.4 | (1.33) | 40.1 | (0.65) | 44.5 | (0.57) | 40.7 | (2.70) | 42.7 | (0.97) | 44.6 | (1.26) | 46.3 | (2.28) | 39.2 | (1.74) |
| Level of student misbehavior in this school interferes with my teaching |
44.1 | (0.40) | 40.8 | (0.42) | 37.2 | (0.52) | 36.0 | (0.57) | 33.7 | (0.80) | 40.2 | (0.79) | 38.9 | (1.36) | 22.4 | (0.43) | 24.1 | (0.61) | 20.7 | (2.47) | 20.6 | (0.72) | 20.9 | (0.95) | 19.4 | (1.72) | 20.6 | (1.36) |
| 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) | 33.4 | (0.64) | 26.4 | (0.85) | 47.2 | (0.86) | 32.8 | (1.35) | 16.9 | (0.75) | 15.0 | (0.43) | 16.9 | (1.11) | 17.9 | (0.72) | 17.3 | (0.77) | 20.4 | (1.77) | 17.5 | (1.63) |
| 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) | 70.6 | (0.55) | 78.8 | (0.67) | 55.1 | (0.66) | 68.2 | (1.37) | 77.6 | (0.50) | 75.9 | (0.51) | 81.0 | (1.52) | 80.1 | (0.81) | 85.5 | (0.85) | 69.9 | (2.00) | 78.4 | (1.49) |
| I am satisfied with my class sizes | 64.9 | (0.38) | 67.7 | (0.36) | 69.1 | (0.43) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 84.4 | (0.40) | 85.7 | (0.45) | 87.5 | (0.99) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| I am satisfied with my teaching salary | 44.9 | (0.45) | 39.4 | (0.36) | 45.9 | (0.46) | 50.9 | (0.64) | 48.9 | (0.90) | 55.2 | (0.73) | 48.0 | (1.26) | 41.6 | (0.59) | 42.6 | (0.73) | 50.6 | (1.76) | 51.7 | (0.86) | 44.4 | (1.11) | 55.6 | (2.60) | 57.8 | (2.05) |
| 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 | (0.33) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10.2 | (0.65) | 10.5 | (0.38) | 8.6 | (0.69) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 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) | 82.2 | (0.55) | 82.5 | (0.76) | 81.5 | (0.51) | 82.2 | (1.06) | 85.7 | (0.44) | 89.0 | (0.38) | 91.8 | (0.74) | 92.1 | (0.54) | 92.2 | (0.59) | 91.2 | (1.33) | 92.2 | (1.01) |
| I worry about the security of my jo because of the performance of my students on state or local tests |
— | (†) | 28.8 | (0.37) | 31.2 | (0.43) | 30.9 | (0.58) | 32.2 | (0.81) | 28.3 | (0.54) | 30.5 | (1.31) | — | (†) | 6.7 | (0.29) | 7.8 | (0.68) | 7.6 | (0.46) | 8.2 | (0.56) | 6.3 | (1.06) | 7.5 | (0.81) |
| State or district content standards have had a positive influence on my satisfaction with teaching |
— | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 49.3 | (0.62) | 52.1 | (0.95) | 44.1 | (0.56) | 48.5 | (1.29) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 41.1 | (0.80) | 49.1 | (1.21) | 34.3 | (1.99) | 35.3 | (1.48) |
| I am given the support I need to teach students with special needs |
— | (†) | 60.9 | (0.33) | 64.5 | (0.47) | 67.2 | (0.57) | 66.2 | (0.73) | 68.3 | (0.69) | 72.7 | (1.18) | — | (†) | 67.1 | (0.58) | 71.8 | (2.00) | 68.4 | (0.84) | 66.4 | (1.15) | 69.6 | (1.81) | 70.2 | (1.56) |
| I am generally satisfied with being a teacher at this school |
— | (†) | 89.7 | (0.24) | 90.9 | (0.29) | 92.8 | (0.31) | 93.0 | (0.42) | 92.4 | (0.37) | 93.1 | (0.59) | — | (†) | 93.3 | (0.26) | 95.2 | (0.56) | 95.7 | (0.43) | 95.2 | (0.52) | 95.5 | (0.92) | 96.3 | (0.65) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public Teacher Questionnaire," selected years 1993-94 through 2007-08; "Private Teacher Questionnaire," selected years 1993-94 through 2007-08; and "Charter Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared February 2011.) |
