Teachers' Working Conditions: International Comparisons Using the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Teaching and Learning International Survey and PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Data

• In Event: 72.066 - Poster Session 16
  In Poster Session: 72.066-6 - Questions About Students, Teachers, and Learning in Global Classrooms

Abstract

During the past two decades, an increasing number of countries have implemented large-scale teacher reforms around the globe. Yet little attention is paid to understanding the working conditions of teachers as the critical policy context influencing the implementations of these reforms. Using the 2013 teacher survey data from the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and student assessment data from the Programmes for International Student Assessment (PISA), we examined the working conditions of U.S. teachers in comparison to those of 31 other countries or regions around the globe. We found that U.S. teachers have the highest average instructional and total workload among the 32 countries. Policy implications of the heavy workload of U.S. teachers are discussed.

Authors

• Motoko Akiba, Florida State University

• Guodong Liang, Community Training and Assistance Center (CTAC)