2017
Educator Quality of Work Life Survey @ Educators Are More Stressed at Work Than Average People, Survey Finds
KEY
FINDINGS INCLUDE:
• The people who know teachers the
best—parents, co-work-ers and students—showed much more respect for teachers than elected
officials and media members, many of whom rarely set foot in a classroom.
• While educators felt most
respected by their colleagues, they also indicated that their direct
supervisors showed them much more respect than their school boards, the media, elected
officials and U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (86 percent of respondents did not feel respected by DeVos).
• While the majority of educators felt they had
moderate to high control over basic decisions within their classroom,their level of
influence and control dropped significantly on policy decisions that directly
impact their classroom, such as setting discipline
policy, setting performance standards and deciding how resources are spent.
This lack of voice over important instructional
decisions is a tangible example of the limited respect policymakers have for
educators.
• Policies that support healthy interactions in
schools are tremendously important. The survey found that educators experience
workplace bullying at a much higher rate—more than three times as high—than
other workers. While most educators reported
that their schools have workplace harassment policies prohibiting bullying, a
smaller proportion of respondents
said that their schools or districts offered regular training on bullying.
• These and other factors contribute to an
unhealthy work environment. Teachers reported having poor mental health for 11 or more
days per month at twice the rate of the general U.S. workforce. They also
reported lower-than-recommended levels of
health outcomes and sleep per night.
• The stressful workload, the feeling of having
to be “always on,” the lack of resources, and the burden of ever-changing expectations take
a toll on educators, and the health problems educators face are compounded by
deficient building conditions,
equipment and staff shortages, and insufficient time to prepare and collaborate
with colleagues.
• Respondents overwhelmingly agreed that strong
educator unions are vital.
Regards
Prof. Pralhad Jadhav
Master of Library &
Information Science (NET Qualified)
Senior Manager @ Knowledge
Repository
Khaitan & Co
Twitter Handle | @Pralhad161978
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