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(43KB)| Table 73. | Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000 |
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| Percent of teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement
|_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Statement | Public| Public school teachers, 1999-2000 | Private| Private school teachers, 1999-2000
| total,|___________________________________________|____total,|___________________________________________
| 1993-94| Total|Elementary| Secondary| Combined| 1993-94| Total |Elementary| Secondary| Combined
| | | schools| schools| schools| | | schools| schools| schools
__________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10| 11
__________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
The school administration's behavior | | | | | | | | | |
toward the staff is supportive ........|79.2(0.36)|78.8(0.38)|79.7(0.53)|77.1(0.39)|76.8(1.20)|88.2(0.42)|87.3(0.45)|88.3(0.49)|83.8(0.72)|87.7(1.00)
My principal enforces school rules for | | | | | | | | | |
student conduct and backs me up when | | | | | | | | | |
I need it .............................|80.8(0.35)|82.2(0.33)|83.7(0.46)|79.5(0.42)|78.9(1.24)|88.4(0.41)|88.3(0.39)|88.4(0.60)|86.8(0.68)|88.8(0.67)
The principal lets staff members know | | | | | | | | | |
what is expected of them ..............|85.6(0.30)|87.7(0.26)|88.7(0.38)|86.0(0.31)|83.3(1.06)|88.2(0.34)|89.8(0.35)|89.8(0.45)|88.4(0.60)|90.5(0.75)
Principal talks to me frequently about | | | | | | | | | |
my instructional practices ............|44.3(0.46)|45.6(0.43)|50.3(0.62)|36.4(0.38)|45.1(1.40)|54.0(0.64)|50.4(0.64)|55.3(0.92)|36.9(1.11)|50.2(1.18)
In this school, staff members are | | | | | | | | | |
recognized for a job well done ........|67.9(0.39)|68.3(0.42)|70.7(0.55)|64.1(0.48)|63.0(1.29)|81.1(0.40)|78.9(0.50)|80.6(0.62)|72.7(0.89)|79.4(0.96)
Principal knows what kind of school | | | | | | | | | |
he/she wants and has communicated it | | | | | | | | | |
to the staff ..........................|80.5(0.36)|83.2(0.28)|85.0(0.38)|80.1(0.37)|77.9(1.28)|88.6(0.38)|88.4(0.43)|88.3(0.59)|87.2(0.72)|89.2(0.89)
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)|87.4(0.39)|79.5(0.29)|82.9(0.94)|93.2(0.37)|92.2(0.31)|93.2(0.45)|88.5(0.68)|92.6(0.57)
There is a great deal of cooperative | | | | | | | | | |
effort among staff ....................|77.5(0.31)|78.4(0.32)|80.8(0.43)|73.6(0.38)|76.3(1.25)|90.5(0.29)|89.0(0.42)|90.2(0.46)|84.8(0.74)|89.5(0.95)
I receive a great deal of support from | | | | | | | | | |
parents for the work I do .............|52.5(0.38)|57.9(0.40)|61.0(0.52)|52.3(0.44)|52.1(1.10)|84.6(0.41)|84.0(0.49)|86.7(0.58)|78.6(1.03)|83.0(0.92)
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)|87.4(0.35)|77.8(0.30)|81.1(0.85)|85.2(0.44)|81.4(0.55)|84.6(0.66)|73.4(1.00)|80.9(0.88)
Routine duties and paperwork interfere | | | | | | | | | |
with my job of teaching ...............|70.8(0.38)|71.1(0.30)|71.5(0.43)|70.7(0.37)|65.8(1.08)|40.1(0.65)|44.5(0.57)|45.7(0.84)|46.2(0.98)|42.0(1.18)
Level of student misbehavior in this | | | | | | | | | |
school interferes with my teaching ....|44.1(0.40)|40.8(0.42)|40.7(0.61)|40.8(0.44)|42.9(1.17)|22.4(0.43)|24.1(0.61)|24.8(0.76)|22.1(1.26)|24.2(1.02)
Amount of student tardiness and class | | | | | | | | | |
cutting in this school interferes | | | | | | | | | |
with my teaching ......................|27.9(0.32)|31.5(0.35)|25.5(0.48)|43.4(0.47)|29.8(0.90)|16.9(0.75)|15.0(0.43)|13.1(0.56)|16.5(0.94)|16.9(0.75)
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)|71.2(0.54)|46.0(0.49)|60.6(0.98)|77.6(0.50)|75.9(0.51)|81.2(0.65)|64.1(1.00)|74.3(1.02)
I am satisfied with my class sizes .......|64.9(0.38)|67.7(0.36)|66.9(0.53)|68.2(0.36)|79.9(0.91)|84.4(0.40)|85.7(0.45)|82.2(0.71)|81.6(0.94)|92.7(0.54)
I am satisfied with my teaching salary ...|44.9(0.45)|39.4(0.36)|37.9(0.54)|42.3(0.46)|40.7(1.09)|41.6(0.59)|42.6(0.73)|36.2(0.92)|43.1(1.18)|51.3(1.47)
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)|18.3(0.42)|23.9(0.33)|23.0(0.95)|10.2(0.65)|10.5(0.38)| 9.7(0.53)|13.5(0.75)|10.2(0.65)
I plan with the librarian/media | | | | | | | | | |
specialist for the integration of | | | | | | | | | |
services into my teaching .............|66.9(0.42)|58.6(0.38)|58.7(0.54)|58.9(0.37)|52.9(1.37)|60.6(0.71)|48.7(0.74)|47.4(1.10)|53.4(1.23)|48.4(1.37)
Necessary materials are available as | | | | | | | | | |
needed by staff .......................|73.1(0.42)|75.0(0.32)|75.0(0.47)|75.0(0.35)|75.7(0.90)|85.7(0.44)|89.0(0.38)|88.1(0.55)|88.2(0.73)|90.6(0.66)
I worry about the security of my job | | | | | | | | | |
because of the performance of my | | | | | | | | | |
students on state or local tests ......|--- † |28.8(0.37)|31.1(0.51)|24.2(0.36)|28.1(0.92)|--- † | 6.7(0.29)| 7.2(0.38)| 5.2(0.44)| 6.8(0.59)
I am given the support I need to teach | | | | | | | | | |
students with special needs ...........|--- † |60.9(0.33)|60.7(0.49)|60.9(0.37)|65.4(1.23)|--- † |67.1(0.58)|65.6(0.74)|63.0(1.02)|71.2(1.21)
I am generally satisfied with being a | | | | | | | | | |
I am generally satisfied with being a | | | | | | | | | |
teacher at this school ................|--- † |89.7(0.24)|90.0(0.34)|89.3(0.25)|87.9(1.00)|--- † |93.3(0.26)|92.4(0.41)|93.9(0.49)|94.3(0.44)
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---Not available. 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 and 1999-2000, "Private Teacher Questionnaire," 1993-94 and 1999-2000, and "Charter Teacher Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared July 2005.)
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