Primary School Pupils' Views of Characteristics of Good Primary School Teachers: An Exploratory, Open Approach for Investigating Pupils' Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Bakx, Anouke; Koopman, Maaike; de Kruijf, Judith; den Brok, Perry
Titel	Primary School Pupils' Views of Characteristics of Good Primary School Teachers: An Exploratory, Open Approach for Investigating Pupils' Perceptions
Quelle	In: Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 21 (2015) 5, S.543-564 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-0602
DOI	10.1080/13540602.2014.995477
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Characteristics; Student Attitudes; Investigations; Teacher Qualifications; Questionnaires; Teacher Effectiveness; Professional Identity; Teaching Skills; Teacher Leadership; Gender Differences; Generational Differences; Preferences; Teacher Behavior; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Schülerverhalten; Untersuchung; Lehrqualifikation; Fragebogen; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Lehrerfunktionsstelle; Geschlechterkonflikt; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	This article reports on results of a study on pupils' perceptions on teacher quality in primary education. Pupils' perceptions of desired characteristics of good teachers in primary education were compared to results of research into teacher quality from different perspectives: (1) perception studies of ideal teaching-and-learning environments; (2) school effectiveness studies of desired teacher behaviour; (3) teachers' professional knowledge; and (4) teachers' professional identity. Pupils' perceptions were investigated by having them complete an open "teacher-spider" questionnaire, in which they reported important characteristics for good teachers. The results showed that the perceptions of pupils about teacher quality were extensive. In total, 143 different characteristics in 11 varying categories were reported. The emphasis was on the personality of the teachers (fitting both the professional identity perspective on teacher quality and the results of perception studies). Second and third, didactic skills and guidance, and authority were often mentioned. Small differences were found for pupils who were taught by male teachers and pupils who were taught by female teachers. There were also differences found between preferences of younger and older pupils. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01