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““Grade-School Teachers Are Largely Satisfied With Their Jobs, Federal Survey Finds”

Filed under Career Exploration, On the Job
Posted by Libraries, August 28, 2007
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Paul Basken. The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 1, 2007.

A recent US Department of Education survey has concluded that over 90% of grade school teachers who have been working for at least ten years are satisfied with their jobs. The report “To Teach or Not to Teach?” notes that among other professions, teachers are the least likely to change careers within the first few years. These findings are surprising in light of the prevailing perception of teachers as “perpetually dissatisfied.” Several experts in the field warn that the survey results should be read with some caution because of the question format and the population targeted. The study reveals other interesting statistics about a variety of topics, including race, gender, and the reasons for respondents’ satisfaction or lack thereof.

To read the article, see: http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/08/2007080105n.htm

For the full report, visit to the U.S Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007163

—Hagar Shirman