TEACHER STATUS
Social Status of Teachers - Contextual understanding of the teachers status was done by ranking teaching along side other professions in the country.
Two thirds of the countries judged the status of teachers to be most similar to social workers (Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands). The second closest status was to librarians (USA, Brazil, France, Turkey) and in New Zealand, people think that the job of teaching is most similar to nursing. Only one country (China) think of teachers as being most closely compared to doctors. The result seems to show the type of work the teachers do in the different parts of the world. However, to determine the social standing of the teaching profession in the order of how they are respected, the results show that:
There is a higher regard of teachers in the primary/ elementary school teachers than in the secondary school teachers, and head teachers against 14 other occupations included.
Teaching: Sought-After Profession - When parents were asked if they could encourage their children to become teachers, the summarized answers are as follows:
50% of parents in China provide positive encouragement for child to become teachers. China is joined by South Korea, Turkey and Egypt while parents in Israel, Portugal, Brazil and Japan are least likely to encourage their children to become teachers.
Pupil Respect for Teachers - Parents were asked to respond whether they believed that teachers are respected by their pupils.
In China, 75% of the respondents believe that students respect their teachers, compared to only 27% average per country.
Turkey, Egypt, and Singapore have a high level of belief that pupils respect teachers with an average of 46%.
Across Europe, there are higher levels of pessimism about students' respect for teachers than in Asia and the Middle East. In most of the European countries. respondents thought that the pupils disrespect teachers than respect them.
2. Perception of Teacher Reward
Most countries judged a fair rate of pay as similar to teacher's actual pay.
Japan, France and USA, the actual pay was judged higher than the fair rate of salary.
Majority of the countries think teachers ought to be rewarded with higher pay than what they are presently getting.
Performance-Related Pay - Most countries believed that teachers salary should be based on the achieved student learning outcomes. The performance- related pay (PRP) should be used according to performance.
In all the 21 countries, more than 59% of people think teachers ought to be paid according to the performance of their pupils. The average across countries was 75%.
3. Teacher Agency and Control - The status of the teacher is also dependent on the people's trust to deliver good education.
Trusting Teachers To Deliver Education. Based on the results of the survey:
No country gave a rating below 5, suggesting that all countries placed satisfactory to positive trust in their teachers.
Finland and Brazil at the top of the table displaying strong trust in their teachers, while Israel, Japan, South Korea and Egypt are at the bottom of the table, showing limited trust for their teachers.