Table 73. | Teachers' perceptions about teaching and school conditions, by control and level of school: 1993-94 and 1999-2000 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Percent of teachers somewhat agreeing or strongly agreeing with statement |________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Public school teachers, 1999-2000 | | Private school teachers, 1999-2000 Statement |Public |___________________________________________|Private|____________________________________________ |total, | |Elementary|Secondary |Combined |total, | |Elementary|Secondary |Combined |1993-94|Total |schools |schools |schools |1993-94|Total |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|78.7(0.38)|79.7(0.53)|77.0(0.39)|76.6(1.24)| 88.2|87.2(0.46)|88.2(0.50)|83.4(0.74)| 87.4(1.08) My principal enforces school rules for | | | | | | | | | | student conduct and backs me up when | | | | | | | | | | I need it ..............................| 80.8|82.1(0.33)|83.7(0.46)|79.4(0.42)|78.9(1.28)| 88.4|88.2(0.41)|88.3(0.61)|86.8(0.70)| 88.7(0.71) The principal lets staff members know | | | | | | | | | | what is expected of them ..............| 85.6|87.6(0.26)|88.7(0.39)|85.9(0.31)|83.2(1.08)| 88.2|89.8(0.37)|89.9(0.48)|88.1(0.64)| 90.5(0.79) Principal talks to me frequently about | | | | | | | | | | my instructional practices .............| 44.3|45.6(0.42)|50.3(0.62)|36.3(0.38)|44.8(1.41)| 54.0|50.3(0.67)|55.3(0.97)|36.5(1.16)| 49.9(1.24) In this school, staff members are | | | | | | | | | | recognized for a job well done ........| 67.9|68.3(0.42)|70.7(0.55)|64.0(0.48)|62.7(1.30)| 81.1|78.6(0.52)|80.6(0.63)|72.1(0.96)| 78.9(1.03) Principal knows what kind of school | | | | | | | | | | he/she wants and has communicated it | | | | | | | | | | to the staff ...........................| 80.5|83.1(0.27)|85.0(0.38)|80.0(0.37)|77.8(1.29)| 88.6|88.3(0.45)|88.3(0.60)|87.0(0.75)| 89.0(0.94) Most of my colleagues share my beliefs | | | | | | | | | | and values about what the central | | | | | | | | | | mission of the school should be ........| 84.2|84.7(0.26)|87.4(0.39)|79.6(0.30)|82.8(0.94)| 93.2|92.1(0.32)|93.1(0.46)|88.2(0.72)| 92.5(0.59) There is a great deal of cooperative | | | | | | | | | | effort among staff .....................| 77.5|78.4(0.32)|80.9(0.43)|73.6(0.38)|76.2(1.25)| 90.5|88.9(0.44)|90.2(0.47)|84.4(0.81)| 89.4(1.02) I receive a great deal of support from | | | | | | | | | | parents for the work I do ..............| 52.5|57.8(0.41)|60.9(0.53)|52.3(0.44)|52.1(1.13)| 84.6|84.2(0.48)|86.7(0.59)|78.2(1.06)| 83.6(0.94) I make a conscious effort to coordinate | | | | | | | | | | the content of my courses with that | | | | | | | | | | of other teachers .....................| 85.0|84.1(0.23)|87.5(0.34)|77.8(0.30)|81.1(0.87)| 85.2|81.4(0.56)|84.3(0.66)|73.6(1.04)| 80.9(0.89) Routine duties and paperwork interfere | | | | | | | | | | with my job of teaching ...............| 70.8|71.0(0.30)|71.4(0.44)|70.7(0.37)|66.0(1.10)| 40.1|44.5(0.58)|45.8(0.88)|46.3(1.01)| 41.9(1.17) Level of student misbehavior in this | | | | | | | | | | school interferes with my teaching .....| 44.1|40.9(0.43)|40.8(0.63)|41.0(0.45)|43.2(1.19)| 22.4|24.3(0.63)|25.1(0.78)|22.6(1.33)| 24.0(1.05) Amount of student tardiness and class | | | | | | | | | | cutting in this school interferes | | | | | | | | | | with my teaching .......................| 27.9|31.6(0.36)|25.6(0.49)|43.5(0.47)|29.9(0.91)| 8.6|15.1(0.45)|13.3(0.59)|16.6(0.97)| 17.0(0.76) Rules for student behavior are | | | | | | | | | | consistently enforced by teachers in | | | | | | | | | | this school, even for students who | | | | | | | | | | are not in their classes ...............| 61.8|62.6(0.39)|71.2(0.54)|45.9(0.48)|60.5(1.00)| 77.6|76.1(0.51)|81.3(0.65)|64.1(1.08)| 74.3(1.08) I am satisfied with my class sizes .......| 64.9|67.6(0.36)|66.9(0.52)|68.0(0.36)|79.8(0.92)| 84.4|85.5(0.47)|82.1(0.73)|80.9(0.97)| 92.6(0.54) I am satisfied with my teaching salary ...| 44.9|39.4(0.36)|37.9(0.54)|42.2(0.46)|40.5(1.10)| 41.6|41.8(0.75)|35.6(0.97)|42.5(1.20)| 50.4(1.51) I sometimes feel it is a waste of time | | | | | | | | | | to try to do my best as a teacher ......| 26.8|20.3(0.29)|18.4(0.42)|23.9(0.33)|23.2(0.96)| 13.4|10.6(0.38)| 9.7(0.54)|14.0(0.79)| 10.1(0.65) I plan with the librarian/media | | | | | | | | | | specialist for the integration of | | | | | | | | | | services into my teaching ..............| 66.9|58.7(0.38)|58.9(0.54)|58.9(0.37)|53.0(1.40)| 60.6|48.7(0.74)|47.5(1.09)|53.3(1.28)| 48.3(1.42) Necessary materials are available as | | | | | | | | | | needed by staff ........................| 73.1|75.0(0.33)|75.1(0.49)|74.9(0.35)|75.7(0.92)| 85.7|88.9(0.38)|87.9(0.56)|88.0(0.78)| 90.8(0.68) I worry about the security of my job | | | | | | | | | | because of the performance of my | | | | | | | | | | students on state or local tests........| --- |28.9(0.37)|31.2(0.51)|24.4(0.37)|28.4(0.93)| --- | 6.8(0.31)| 7.1(0.39)| 5.3(0.47)| 7.1(0.63) I am given the support I need to teach | | | | | | | | | | students with special needs.............| --- |60.6(0.33)|60.3(0.50)|60.7(0.37)|65.2(1.26)| --- |66.6(0.58)|65.2(0.76)|62.2(1.07)| 70.8(1.19) I am generally satisfied with being a | | | | | | | | | | teacher at this school..................| --- |89.7(0.24)|90.0(0.34)|89.3(0.25)|87.8(1.03)| --- |93.2(0.28)|92.4(0.43)|93.6(0.52)| 94.1(0.47) 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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 June 2002.)
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