Characteristics of Teachers; A Survey Tool for Policy Making. A Descriptive Study in Liberia.

Autor/in	Reed, Rodney J.
Institution	California Univ., Berkeley. Program in International Education Finance.
Titel	Characteristics of Teachers; A Survey Tool for Policy Making. A Descriptive Study in Liberia.
Quelle	(1975), (216 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Demography; Developing Nations; Educational Assessment; Educational Development; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; National Programs; National Surveys; Policy Formation; School Districts; Secondary School Teachers; Social Planning; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Background; Teacher Characteristics; Teacher Surveys; Teaching Conditions; Liberia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demografie; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; nicht übertragen; Politische Betätigung; School district; Schulbezirk; Sozialplanung; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen
Abstract	This study examines the usefulness of survey instruments in educational policy making in Liberia, a developing country. The chapter, "Liberia, an Overview," summarizes available background information about Liberian education and introduces the complex issues facing educational planners. "Procedures," discusses the general procedures followed in implementing the study, sample procedures, data collection and analysis, and the limitations of the study. "Demographic Teacher Characteristics," documents personal characteristics and parental backgrounds of Liberian teachers. "Teacher Educational and Experiental Backgrounds," examines the educational and experiential backgrounds of senior high school teachers. "Teacher Opinions and Perceptions" discusses teacher career choice, job satisfaction, career aspirations, general school climate, role behavior, teacher evaluation, and the changes desired in the schools. It is stated that the findings provide some insight into aspects of school practice and operation that should be examined closely as efforts are made to attract, select, and retain the caliber of teachers necessary to meet individual and national educational goals. Many tables illustrating the collected data are given. A copy of the questionnaire, list of schools in the final sample, list of occupations in Liberia, and tables of data on teacher time allocations are covered in the appendixes. (SK)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC