Qualification improvement of primary school pedagogical personnel: Case of Lithuania and Scotland - Scotland

Dear teachers,

 

 

  • My name is Giedre Gedrimaite and I study Education management at Klaipeda University. I am conducting research which aims to discover the opportunities for advancing teachers' qualification in Lithuania and Scotland. Please answer all the questions below. Please circle the number or input your answer. The completion of the questionnaire will take no longer than 15 minutes. Your participation is very important and appreciated as your experience will help improve teacher's qualification in Lithuania and Scotland.

  • All of your answers are anonymous. You do not have to record your name or surname. Anonimity and confidentiality is guaranteed. This data will only be used to summarise this research.

  • Thank you for your time.

1. Gender:

2. Age:

3. Your qualification:

4. How many years you have been teaching:

5. You are working:

6. School is located in the:

7. What are your reasons for improving your qualification? (Please consider all statements and circle the most appropriate answer.)

8. In your opinion, is sufficient attention paid to the professional development of teachers at school? (Please select most suitable option.)

9. In your opinion, what problems teachers are facing when improving their pedagogical qualification? (State your personal opinion.)

  1. No incentive to do so in Scotland anymore as no progression pathway through qualifications alone. Progression only through moving to a management position no progression for those who wish to remain a class teacher.
  2. Time, improving qualifications is time consuming and techers has not time for additional work
  3. Too much paper work.
  4. Time - lack of.
  5. Lack of time outside the classroom to observe others or reflect on personal development and learning. Lack of clear progression structure for teachers other than management. Too much change in policy taking up the space/energy that should be for personal professional development. Lack of mentoring/ observation and feedback for professional development rather than performance management.
  6. Time and financial aid to pay for extra qualifications
  7. Time to study on top of working 50hours per week.
  8. Financial backing to study higher qualifications such as masters degree in education. 60 credits are funded in my area, however it takes 180 to gain a masters at a cost of almost 3000pounds to the individual
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  10. Work load and expectation.
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10. Do you have teaching qualification plan? (Please select most suitable option.)

11.What documents do you follow to improve your pedagogical qualifications? (Please select most suitable option.)

12. From what sources do you learn about pedagogical qualification improvement events? (Please select most suitable option.)

13. How often do you improve your pedagogical qualifications ? (Tick the options for your answer.)

14. Are you currently improving your pedagogical qualifications ? (Please tick the appropriate option for you.)

15. What measures does your school principal use to promote pedagogical qualification improvement for you? (Please select most suitable option.)

16. When do pedagogical qualification improvement events take place? (Please select most suitable option.)

17. What kind of pedagogical qualification improvement classes are useful for you? (Select and tick the most appropriate answer for you.)

18. Where do you usually improve your pedagogical qualifications? (Please select most suitable answer.)

19. What are the most effective ways to improve your pedagogical qualifications? (Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) by ticking the correct answer for you 1 - not effective, 5 - very effective)

20. What competencies do you develop in qualification improvement events? (Select and tick the most appropriate answer for you.)

21. After qualification improvement events, you most often: (Please select most suitable option.)

22. In your option: teachers are happy with qualification development: (Please select most suitable option.)

23. In your opinion: teachers are happy with qualification development? (Write your personal opinion.)

  1. Cpd events are usually too general to be useful. They tend to be presentation style, I talk and you listen, long and tedious. I find classroom observations of good practice and follow up professional dialogue much more useful.
  2. Sometimes this is depend on type of development
  3. Not always.
  4. As long as they are supported.
  5. No
  6. Many teachers moms but don’t seek oppurtunities. Those that do are scared of funding.
  7. Personally I believe teachers are not happy with the wide range of differences I personal development offered by different councils or often the high level if paperwork associated with applying to go on developmental projects. Their is often a discrepancy between the amount of time expected from schools.
  8. .
  9. Not always.
  10. Not always.
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24. In your opinion, are the right conditions created for improving your pedagogical qualifications? (Write your personal option.)

  1. As above observations and proffesional dialogues.
  2. Sometimes
  3. Most of the time.
  4. Need to be given more time.
  5. No
  6. No, funding and time allocated for studying makes improving education for teachers impossible
  7. My school is extremely supportive of teacher development, however schools j have been in previously were not so much this way inclined and many teachers struggled to progress.
  8. .
  9. Not always.
  10. Yes,
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25. What would be your suggestions for facilitating the improvement of teachers' qualifications? (Write your personal option.)

  1. More colligiate time. There is never enough time to talk and plan.
  2. Less responsibility for teacher and more time for development
  3. Giving time away from class to do them. And/or financial incentives.
  4. Clear progression routes Support from management Time to focus on professional development rather than government and school priorities for changing policy always taking precedence.
  5. Better funding support available from local authorities and cover available for teachers to be able to attend events which are run during class time such as specialist courses and multidisciplinary seminars.
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  7. To give more questioners to choose what teacher would like to gain from it.
  8. More money to spend on courses,
  9. More funding,
  10. More funding.

Thank you for your answers

  1. I don't think you understand the Scottish system of education. The GTCS sets and maintains our standards.
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