Citizens Perception Of The Status Of Teachers In Society

Učiteljska profesija kroz povijest se pokazala kao vrlo važna za razvoj društva, a u razdoblju u zadnjih nekoliko desetaka godina dolazi do izražaja važnost stjecanja kompetencija kojima učitelji moraju ovladati kako bi iste mogli prenijeti na djecu koju poučavaju. U teorijskom dijelu rada definira se učiteljska profesija. Nadalje, definira se pojam društveni status te se zatim obraća pažnja na položaj učitelja u društvu. U ovom radu napravljeno je istraživanje u kojem se ispitivala percepcija građana o statusu učitelja u društvu i što oni misle o važnosti obrazovanja. Također, ispitivalo se postoje li i statistički značajne razlike navedenog s obzirom na sociodemografska obilježja, mjesta stanovanja, stručne spreme, godine radnog staža te s obzirom na podatak polaze li djeca ispitanika školu ili ne. Isto tako, ispitivalo se postoji li statistički značajna povezanost između godina radnog staža i mišljenja ispitanika o statusu učitelja u društvu. U uvodnom dijelu u kojem se definira učiteljska profesija navode se izvori zadovoljstva kod učitelja, kao i izvori nezadovoljstva. Obraća se pozornost na probleme učiteljske profesije u odnosu na druge profesije. Na kraju teorijskog dijela rada, spomenuta su mišljenja učitelja, odnosno dosadašnja istraživanja o zadovoljstvu njihovim statusom. U istraživanju se pokazalo kako ne postoji statistički značajna razlika o statusu učitelja u društvu s obzirom na mjesto stanovanja, stručnu spremu i godine radnog staža ispitanika. Također, istraživanje je pokazalo da ispitanici čija djeca polaze školu imaju bolje mišljenje o statusu učitelja u društvu u odnosu na ispitanike koji nemaju djecu ili njihova djeca ne polaze školu. Nadalje u istraživanju se pokazalo da ne postoji statistički značajna razlika o mišljenjima ispitanika o važnosti obrazovanja s obzirom na stručnu spremu i godine radnog staža ispitanika.The teaching profession has historically proved to be very important for the development of society. The importance of acquiring competencies that teachers must master in order to be able to pass them on to the children they teach has come to the fore in the last few decades. The theoretical part of this paper defines the teaching profession. Furthermore, the term social status is defined and then the position of teachers in society is outlined. Research was conducted in this paper, in which the perception of citizens about the status of teachers in society, and what they think about the importance of education was examined. Also, it was examined whether there are statistically significant differences with regard to sociodemographic characteristics, place of residence, education, years of service and with regard to the data whether the respondents' children attend school or not. Furthermore, it was examined whether there is a statistically significant correlation between years of service and respondents' opinions on the status of teachers in society. The introduction defines the teaching profession, lists the sources of satisfaction as well as the sources of dissatisfaction among teachers. The problems of the teaching profession in relation to other professions are highlighted. At the end of the theoretical part of the paper, the opinions of teachers are mentioned, i.e., previous research on satisfaction with their status. The research has shown that there is no statistically significant difference in the status of teachers in society with regard to place of residence, education and years of service of respondents. Also, research has shown that respondents whose children attend school have a better opinion of the status of teachers in society compared to respondents who do not have children, or their children do not attend school. Furthermore, the research has shown that there is no statistically significant difference in the opinions of respondents on the importance of education with regard to education and years of work experience of respondents