2009 Survey
2009 Survey Results
survey conducted by COMPAS Inc
Methodology: Professionally Speaking commissioned COMPAS
Inc – a public opinion and customer research firm – to
conduct a representative sample survey via telephone of 1,001 teachers.
The overall results are deemed accurate to within 3.1 percentage
points 19 times out of 20.
Rounding: Due to rounding rules concerning survey results,
percentages for some questions may not add up to 100 per cent.
Wording and order of questions may have been modified for brevity
and presentation. For original questions, methodology and full results,
please refer to the report at www.compas.ca/teaching-profession.
Professional standards
How familiar are you with the College’s standards of practice
and ethical standards?
|
|
percentages |
|
|
|
very much |
|
very little |
|
|
MEAN |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
DNK |
the ethical standards |
3.5 |
19 |
33 |
29 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
the standards of practice |
3.4 |
18 |
32 |
28 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
How much do you use the standards in your decision making and professional
activities?
|
|
percentages |
|
|
|
very much |
|
very little |
|
|
MEAN |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
DNK |
the ethical standards |
3.8 |
35 |
30 |
15 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
the standards of practice |
3.8 |
29 |
33 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
How much would you say education administrators use:
|
|
percentages |
|
|
|
very much |
|
very little |
|
|
MEAN |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
DNK |
the ethical standards |
3.9 |
24 |
38 |
18 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
the standards of practice |
3.8 |
22 |
37 |
20 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
How much do the ethical standards reflect your personal values
as a teacher?
|
|
percentages |
|
|
|
very much |
|
very little |
|
|
MEAN |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
DNK |
|
4.3 |
44 |
37 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Additional Qualifications
When did you complete your most recent AQ course?
|
percentages |
|
all |
Licensed fewer than 5 years |
Licensed 5 years or more |
currently enrolled in one |
9 |
26 |
5 |
within the last year |
22 |
49 |
15 |
within the last three years |
23 |
22 |
23 |
within the last 10 years |
28 |
2 |
35 |
more than 10 years ago |
18 |
1 |
23 |
DNK/no opinion |
1 |
1 |
0 |
How would you prefer to take an AQ course?
|
percentages |
|
all |
Licensed fewer than 5 years |
Licensed 5 years or more |
traditional in-class course |
40 |
34 |
42 |
online course |
34 |
47 |
30 |
blend of distance and face-to-face instruction |
20 |
14 |
21 |
correspondence course |
3 |
3 |
3 |
DNK/no opinion |
3 |
3 |
3 |
If you could take an AQ course that used streamed video that you
could access any time of the day or night, would you be more likely
or less likely to enrol in that AQ?
- A
- a lot more likely
- B
- somewhat more likely
- C
- about the same
- D
- somewhat less likely
- E
- a lot less likely
- DNK
- / no opinion
Why would you take AQ courses?
|
percentages |
to improve my teaching practice |
82 |
to keep current with new research |
70 |
to prepare for a new assignment |
67 |
for personal interest |
66 |
to move up the salary grid |
56 |
DNK/no opinion |
2 |
Please rate each of the following aspects of the most recent AQ
course you took.
|
|
percentages |
|
|
|
very high |
|
very low |
|
|
MEAN |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
DNK |
use of the most current research in the field at the time |
4.0 |
33 |
39 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
use of the most current provincial legislation and policy
initiatives at the time |
3.9 |
31 |
31 |
18 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
use of best practices in instruction |
3.9 |
28 |
36 |
20 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
use of the standards of practice and the ethical standards
as part of the course instruction and discussion |
3.6 |
22 |
28 |
22 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
helped me to establish networks with fellow teachers for
ongoing dialogue and professional development |
3.3 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
14 |
14 |
5 |
Associate teaching
Have you been an associate teacher?
|
percentages |
|
all |
Licensed fewer than 5 years |
Licensed 5 years or more |
yes |
46 |
8 |
58 |
no |
53 |
90 |
41 |
DNK/no opinion |
1 |
2 |
1 |
If yes, how often?
- A
- once
- B
- two to three times
- C
- four to five times
- D
- more than five times
- DNK
- / no opinion
If yes, when were you most recently an associate teacher?
- A
- within the last year
- B
- within the last three years
- C
- within the last 10 years
- D
- longer
- DNK
- / no opinion
Speaking personally, which of the following eight reasons to volunteer
as an associate teacher do you find most persuasive? Which is the
second most persuasive reason?
|
percentages |
|
Most Persuasive |
Second Most Persuasive |
to help new teachers get the best possible preparation |
43 |
20 |
to give back to my profession |
18 |
22 |
to refresh my own teaching practice by learning new ideas
from recent graduates |
17 |
24 |
to gain experience as a mentor |
6 |
7 |
enjoy working with teacher educators at the faculty of education |
5 |
8 |
to get some help in my classroom |
4 |
8 |
free tuition for Additional Qualification courses |
4 |
6 |
the stipend from the faculty of education |
1 |
3 |
DNK/no opinion |
3 |
4 |
What is the most persuasive reason for not working as an associate
teacher? What is the second most persuasive reason?
|
percentages |
|
Most Persuasive |
Second Most Persuasive |
too much extra work |
44 |
28 |
disrupts my classroom |
27 |
27 |
faculty support is inadequate |
13 |
14 |
compensation is not worth it |
10 |
19 |
faculty does not appreciate my input |
6 |
13 |
*
|
DNK/no opinion |
31 |
45 |
*The percentages above the shaded line are based on the number of
respondents who volunteered valid responses, while the percentages
below the shaded line are based on the total number of respondents.
Are you likely to work as an associate teacher in the future?
|
percentages |
|
all |
Licensed fewer than 5 years |
Licensed 5 years or more |
definitely |
33 |
39 |
31 |
probably |
27 |
41 |
23 |
maybe |
6 |
6 |
6 |
probably not |
13 |
8 |
15 |
definitely not |
19 |
3 |
24 |
DNK/no opinion |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Election
The College recently held an election to fill seats on the College
Council reserved for members of the teaching profession. For 17 of
the 23 positions only one candidate stood for election, so those
positions were filled by acclamation.
In your opinion why don’t more teachers run to represent
their peers on the College Council?
|
percentages |
|
all |
Licensed fewer than 5 years |
Licensed 5 years or more |
Teachers have too many other commitments. |
40 |
39 |
40 |
Serving on the College Council would require too much time
away from school. |
23 |
27 |
21 |
The College is not relevant to teachers. |
15 |
6 |
17 |
Many teachers don’t know how to run or get involved
with Council. |
13 |
22 |
10 |
Only federation-endorsed candidates will win the election. |
3 |
1 |
4 |
The nomination form is too complex and time-consuming. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
DNK/no opinion |
5 |
3 |
5 |
Only 2.2 per cent of College members voted in the Council
election. Which of the following are the best and second-best explanations
of why more teachers didn’t vote?
|
percentages |
|
Best explanation |
Second-best explanation |
|
all |
Licensed fewer than 5 years |
Licensed 5 years or more |
All |
They don’t know enough about the candidates. |
53 |
62 |
50 |
22 |
The College is not relevant to teachers. |
23 |
13 |
26 |
16 |
They want to vote only for candidates in their own region
or school system. |
11 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
Federation-endorsed candidates are going to win anyway. |
5 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
Candidates they would have voted for were acclaimed. |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
They don’t have computer access to the College’s
online voting system. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
DNK/no opinion |
5 |
6 |
5 |
22 |
Professionally Speaking
Which of the following action(s), if any, have you taken after
reading an article or advertisement in Professionally
Speaking?
|
percentages |
discussed the information with a colleague or friend |
75 |
kept the magazine for reference |
67 |
visited a web site |
67 |
applied an idea in my classroom |
61 |
attended a course |
17 |
attended an event/attraction |
17 |
purchased a product or service |
17 |
called for more information |
13 |
considered writing a letter to the editor |
10 |
DNK/no opinion |
7 |
Communication
How useful is each of the following sources of information about
the College?
|
|
percentages |
|
|
|
very high |
|
very low |
|
|
MEAN |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
DNK |
annual certificate mailing |
3.7 |
37 |
22 |
19 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
speaking with colleagues |
3.6 |
35 |
24 |
21 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
Professionally Speaking |
3.6 |
27 |
32 |
26 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
the College web site |
3.4 |
25 |
26 |
23 |
12 |
11 |
3 |
e-mails from the College |
3.0 |
14 |
24 |
26 |
13 |
20 |
4 |
information provided by other organizations |
2.6 |
6 |
17 |
31 |
19 |
22 |
6 |
Thirty-seven per cent of the poll’s respondents fit within
the 35 to 49 age category, followed by 31 per cent
aged 50 to 64. Almost a quarter of those who responded were
25 to 34 years old. Seventy-three per cent were female,
27 per cent male, and the average respondent had 15 years
of teaching experience.
COMPAS Inc reached over 1,000 randomly chosen College members
by telephone in June and July. The poll results have a margin of
error of 3.1 percentage points and are considered accurate
19 times out of 20.
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