Perceived Problems of Secondary School Teachers 1

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From a national sample of secondary school teachers, raw problems perceived by teachers were collected. These problems served as the basis for a 105 problem checklist which was administered to a second teacher sample for verification. Of the problems contained on the checklist, teachers indicated that forty-two were bothersome, frequently occurring, or both. Teacher bothersomeness and frequency responses were factor analyzed resulting in seven salient factors for the bothersomeness data (Efficiency, Support, Invigoration, Control, Inclusion, Nurturance, Influencing) and seven factors for the frequency data (Security, Remediation, Invigoration, Control, Satisfaction, Support, Time). With respect to bothersomeness factors, Factor III (Invigoration) and Factor IV (Control) possess the greatest number of significantly bothersome specific problems. These findings suggest that particular human needs, especially Invigoration and Control, are exacerbated when the role of secondary teacher is assumed.

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