英文摘要 |
The purpose of this study was to understand the work situation and feelings of junior high school teachers on the province of Taiwan, and to improve the welfare, the morale, and the quality of the teachers based on this understanding. A self made questionnaire was administered to 3,500 teachers of 216 junior high schools to collect the information about their teaching and serving situations. The data obtained were analyzed by ANOVA, pearson productmoment correlationt and multiple regression analysis. The major findings of this study were as follows:1. Teaching and working loads troubled teachers most serviously and the stress from parents and school environment were the second most troublesome. 2.Female teachers hold stronger belief than the male on the professional nature of education.3. The male teachers, the older teachers, the teachers married with children, and administrators were more satisfied with their job. 4. Among the variables of 'school life', ' teaching load' and 'school environment' could most effectively predict the job satisfaction of junior high school teachers. 5. The main work loads of junior high school teachers were: 1) teaching activities, 2) dealing with students' problems, 3) correcting students' papers. 6. The stress of the teachers came from: 1) the demands of parents, 2) the demands of administrators, and 3) the competition between colleagues.7. The factors affecting the autonomy of teachers and administrators were: 1) the leading style of principals.and 2) the stress from parents. 8. The causes of unachievement feelings were: 1) lack of encouragement, and 2) the poor quality of students. The above findings leaded to the following recommendations: 1. Helping the female, the young, the single, and the classroom teachers adjust their school life. 2. Increasing the administrative ability of administrators, especially the leadership of principals. 3. Improving the school environment, reducing the teaching hours of teachers, and carefully disposing of the stress from the entrance examination. 4. Facilitating the communication between the school and the parents so as to decrease the stress parents. 5. Increasing the guidance effectiveness of teachers in order to deal with students' problems effectively. 6. Advancing mental health of teachers, promoting the climate of supporting and understanding among the colleagues. 7. Examining and improving the in-job-training systems of teachers. 8. Encouraging teachers to participate school affairs, especially in decisionmaking process. |