Manizheh Geravand; Abbas Abbaspour
Volume 8, Issue 24 , July 2012, , Pages 100-120
Abstract
This study aims to compare the competence of teacher-training graduates and contractual teachers from the perspective of guidance-school principals of Tehran city. The research method was a descriptive survey, and its tool was a questionnaire designed on the basis of Likert scales. The sample selected ...
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This study aims to compare the competence of teacher-training graduates and contractual teachers from the perspective of guidance-school principals of Tehran city. The research method was a descriptive survey, and its tool was a questionnaire designed on the basis of Likert scales. The sample selected through random sampling method was all guidance-school principals of districts 4, 8 and 13 of Tehran city. According to Morgan table, 92 out of 120 principals were finally selected to represent the main sample. The data were analyzed using the descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and so on) and inferential statistics (independent t-test). The reliability was calculated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient as 0.80. The results suggested that there was a significant difference between the teacher-training graduates and contractual teachers. Regarding the five indicators of competence, there was also a significant difference in scientific knowledge, experience, interaction and collaboration and satisfying teaching and no significant difference in accountability between the teacher-training graduates and contractual teachers.
