JTU Institute for Education and Culture Japan Teachers’ Union Working conditions of school personnel -An international comparative study- JTU Institute for Education and Culture Japan Teachers’ Union
Graph 1 Working hours per day 6h16m+45m 7h36m+50m 8h30m+45m 11h06m+20m
Graph 2 Working hours per week Q1: How many hours do you generally work each week? Q2: How many hours a week do you work on teaching related activities at home Finland 42hrs.26min. Q1 - 36hrs. 23min. Q2 – 6hrs. 03min. Scotland 49hrs.34min. Q1 - 42hrs. 26min. Q2 – 7hrs. 08min. England 58hrs.22min. Q1 - 49hrs. 34min. Q2 – 8hrs. 48min. Japan 61hrs.48min. Q1 - 55hrs. 49min. Q2 – 5hrs. 59min.
Working hours per week at school Graph 3 Working hours per week at school 31h20m 38h00m 42h30m 55h30m
Graph 4 Non-teaching activities The average number of time when teachers engage in them time per month
Paper work time per month
Extracurricular clubs & activities Graph 5 Extracurricular clubs & activities %
Supplemental classes after school Graph 6 Supplemental classes after school %
Break How long on average do you take in breaks and lunch everyday? Graph 7 Break How long on average do you take in breaks and lunch everyday?
Life Style Differences Graph 8 Life Style Differences Finland Time to arrive home- 15:29 Time to go to bed- 22:42 Time to wake up-6:25 Scotland Time to arrive home- 17:10 Time to go to bed- 22:55 Time to wake up- 6:42 England Time to arrive home- 17:36 Time to go to bed- 22:40 Japan Time to arrive home- 19:32 Time to go to bed- 23:25 Time to wake up-5:48
Working hours on teaching related activities at home Graph 9 Working hours on teaching related activities at home
Graph 10 Holiday How many consecutive days during last year’s summer holiday were you not working in your school?
Assessment of Work & Workplace (1) Graph 11 Assessment of Work & Workplace (1) To what extent do you agree with “My Workload is so great I am considering leaving the profession”? Strongly agree + agree: Finland- 0.7% +2.2% =2.9% Scotland-1.9%+6.2%=8.1% England-4.9%+10.8%=23.8% Japan-34.1%+40.1%=74.2%
Assessment of Work & Workplace (2) Graph 12 Assessment of Work & Workplace (2) To what extent do you agree with “I am so busy that there is little time to enjoy life”? Strongly agree + agree: Finland- 2.7% +10.6% =13.3% Scotland-5.7%+19.7.%=25.4% England-13.6%+31.8%=45.4% Japan-14.4%+31.3%=45.7%
Assessment of Work & Workplace (3) Graph 13 Assessment of Work & Workplace (3) To what extent do you agree with “I often find it stressful communicating with pupils and their parents”? Strongly agree + agree: Finland- 0.7% +12.6% =13.3% Scotland-1.1%+12.1%=13.2% England-1.4%+10.8%=12.2% Japan-23.9%+39.0%=62.9%
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