Teacher's Views Regarding the Social Status of the Teaching Profession

AYDIN İ., GÜNER DEMİR T., ERDEMLİ Ö.

ANTHROPOLOGIST, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.146-156, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09720073.2015.11891865
  • Dergi Adı: ANTHROPOLOGIST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.146-156
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Social Status, Prestige According To The Profession, Teacher, Generation X-Y, Public School
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to investigate the views of teachers from different generations (X-Y) working in public elementary schools, specifically in different levels of the social status. In this study, a qualitative research methods called phenomenological design was utilized. The study group is comprised of 20 teachers working in public elementary schools, 10 of whom are from generation X and 10 of whom are from generation Y. The collected interview data was analyzed using content analysis. According to the research findings, teachers view the teaching profession as having a lower status compared with other professions (88%) and previous years (100%). Teachers indicate that the reasons for this attitude are new top management policies (24.4%) and low pay (14.6%). The most frequently mentioned policy of the Ministry of Education that affects teacher social status is the 147 Hotline/Grievance Line (43.75%). Some suggestions based on results were included in the study.