Tteachers and the society of knowledge: the level ofinformation and teachers’ satisfaction

Danas se i u Europi i u Hrvatskoj, u literaturi i službenim dokumentima, govori o društvu znanja. Takvo društvo uz proizvođače znanja podrazumijeva i njegove “prijenosnike”. Društvena funkcija nastavnika i jest prijenos znanja i kulture sa starijih na mlađe generacije. U radu se ukratko analiziraju rezultati empirijskog istraživanja čiji je cilj bio utvrditi jesu li nastavnici osnovnih škola dovoljno upoznati sa svrhom i sadržajem HNOS-a, te u kojoj mjeri su zadovoljni svojim poslom i plaćom. Anketno istraživanje provedeno je u rujnu i listopadu 2006. i obuhvatilo je uzorak od 780 nastavnika u srednjoj Dalmaciji. Stupanj zadovoljstva mjeren je na ljestvici od pet stupnjeva. Utvrđeno je da je - u vrijeme anketiranja - sa svrhom i sadržajem HNOS-a 31,8 posto nastavnika bilo dovoljno upoznato, da je njih gotovo 80 posto zadovoljno svojim poslom i samo 24,5 posto svojom plaćom. Utvrđene su razlike s obzirom na dob, radni staž, spol i tip naselja u kojima žive nastavnici, o čemu se potanje govori u ovom radu.Today, both in Europe and Croatia, the bibliography and offi cial documents inform us about the society of knowledge. Such society, besides the ‘producers’ of knowledge implies its ‘transmitters’as well. The social task of teachers is indeed the transfer of knowledge and culture from older to younger generations. This work briefl y analyzes the results of an empirical research, whose purpose was to determine whether teachers of primary schools were adequately informed with the purpose and the content of the “CNES” (Croatian National Educational Standard), and at which extent they were satisfi ed with their work and their salary. The poll was conducted in September and October of 2006, and included the sample of 780 teachers in mid Dalmatia. The degree of satisfaction was measured by the scale of fi ve degrees. It was established that, during the poll, 80 percent of teachers were satisfi ed with their work and barely 24, 5 percent with their payment. The differences in age, active life, gender and the area, in which the teachers live, were established, and this issue is discussed more thoroughly in this work