ERIC Number: ED574223
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 7
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Status of Teachers and the Teaching Profession: A Study of Elementary School Teachers' Perspectives
Kalin, Jana; Cepic, Renata; Šteh, Barbara
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, Paper prepared for the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) (15th) and the International Partner Conference of the International Research Centre (IRC) "Scientific Cooperation" (5th) (Borovets, Bulgaria, Jun 2017)
In scientific literature a large number of different conceptual definitions of status found that can be applied as a framework for the analysis of different professions although it should be noted that there is no single, universally accepted, unambiguous definition or theoretical construct. For example, Haralambos (1994) defined reputation as the amount of respect and honor associated with social status, characteristics of an individual and his or her lifestyle, while social status, as a determined position in the society that includes a certain role, is a set of standards that define the behavior expected of members of a certain status. In this paper, we will try to establish what points of view elementary school teachers hold regarding the reputation of the teaching profession in the society and how they rank the level of reputation of elementary teachers in relation to the reputation of other professions. (This research was run within the project "Professional Development of Teachers: Reputation, Identity and Transversal Competencies," which is supported as an initial scientific project for young researchers (2013-2017) by University of Rijeka, Croatia.) [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Professional Identity, Tenure, Reputation, Teaching (Occupation), Professionalism, Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Croatia; Slovenia
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