Louisiana State University: Research Report: Survey Of PK-12 School Teachers In Louisiana

Baton Rouge LA

26 August, 2021

12:49 PM

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Press release from Louisiana State University: August 25, 2021 BATON ROUGE, LA - The Office of Educational Research in the LSU School of Education released a report today, sharing survey results from PreK-12 teachers across the state. The survey was administered to teachers in public, private, charter, and other type schools in the state in late fall 2020. The purpose of the survey was to ascertain the views of classroom teachers with regard to their work environments and how they had responded to challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the survey asked respondents how well their teacher preparation programs had prepared them for the classroom.  In general, the respondents were satisfied with their careers as teachers and held positive views of parents, students, colleagues and administrators. The primary sources of stress in their lives as teachers had to do with workload, engagement of students and parents, accountability policies, and restrictions placed on their ability to tailor instruction to the needs of their students. Pay and resources were also frequent issues raised as challenges for the respondents to the survey. COVID-19 tended to exacerbate these challenges due to its protocols and the requirement to move significant parts of instruction to some type of online format. A total of 1,207 teachers responded to the survey. The administration of the survey prioritized confidentiality and voluntary participation and, as such, was not intended to yield a rigorously representative sample of the state. Nevertheless, the respondents represent nearly 3% of the teaching workforce in the state in fall 2020 and their demographics, as described in the report, are similar to that of the larger population. Among other topics, the survey presented questions related to the perceptions respondents held of their school environment, work life as teachers, and the impact of COVID 19.   View a PDF of the full report   About SOEThe LSU School of Education (SOE) offers graduate and undergraduate programs in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Research, and Counseling, including two completely online master's programs. SOE offers a range of professional and academic degree programs that focus on preparing students for careers in education, research, policy formation and implementation, as well as program oversight. The School's mission is to prepare P-12 educational professionals to be leaders, practitioners, and scholars knowledgeable in contemporary educational issues. SOE is part of the College of Human Sciences & Education.    Visit the School of Education at lsu.edu/education. Visit the College of Human Sciences & Education at lsu.edu/chse.   Contact: Mary P. WoodsDirector of CommunicationsLSU College of Human Sciences & Education225-578-6796 | [email protected]  This press release was produced by Louisiana State University. The views expressed here are the author's own.