Satisfaction degree of English teachers of Preschool and Primary Education in the Principality of Asturias

  1. Alberto Fernández-Costales 1
  2. Xosé Antón González-Riaño 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Revista:
Aula abierta

ISSN: 0210-2773

Any de publicació: 2018

Títol de l'exemplar: Formación para el pensamiento crítico y el compromiso social en la Universidad

Volum: 47

Número: 4

Pàgines: 463-470

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.17811/RIFIE.47.4.2018.463-470 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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This paper analyses the satisfaction level of teachers of English in Preschool and Primary Education in the Principality of Asturias (Spain). The sample was composed of 238 teachers from 68 schools and the research tool was a 45-item questionnaire. Data were processed with SPSS, and variance analyses were performed to assess the impact of the variables considered. The main results confirm that general satisfaction is rather high, although it is possible to identify improvement proposals in relation to the social recognition of teaching, the professional status and the acknowledgement of the teaching activity by education authorities. In addition, the results show that age, educational stage, and administrative status influence teachers’ satisfaction

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