Table 1.
Descriptive statistics.
| SEX | ||
| Female | 4,368 | 67.50 |
| Male | 2,103 | 32.50 |
| Missing (# obs.) | 20 | |
| AGE | ||
| M | 49.27 | |
| SD | 8.97 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 16 | |
| TCWHAT (Subject taught in school) | ||
| Humanities | 1,813 | 41.96 |
| Maths-Science | 1,976 | 45.73 |
| Other | 532 | 12.31 |
| Missing (# obs.) | 2,170 | |
| EMPLSTATUS (Employment status as a teacher) | ||
| Full time > 90% | 3,507 | 82.56 |
| Part time 71-90% | 326 | 7.67 |
| Part time 50-70% | 299 | 7.04 |
| Part time <50% | 116 | 2.73 |
| Missing (# obs.) | 2,243 | |
| WKEXPSCH (Year working as a teacher at this school) | ||
| M | 10.13 | |
| SD | 8.57 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 118 | |
| WANNABETEACH (After completing ISCED 3-level, was your goal to pursue a career in the teaching profession?) | ||
| Yes | 3,787 | 58.46 |
| No | 2,691 | 41.54 |
| Missing (# obs.) | 13 | |
| PROPDT20 (Participated in professional development in the last 12 months) | ||
| Yes | 6,278 | 97.44 |
| No | 165 | 2.56 |
| Missing (# obs.) | 48 | |
| REQPROFDEV (Required to take part in professional development activities) | ||
| Yes | 3,900 | 60.46 |
| No | 2,551 | 39.54 |
| Missing (# obs.) | 40 | |
| SATJOB (Satisfaction with the current job environment) | ||
| M | −0.19 | |
| SD | 0.94 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 76 | |
| SATTEACH (Satisfaction with teaching profession) | ||
| M | 0.00 | |
| SD | 0.93 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 41 | |
| TCEDUSHORT (Educational material shortage teachers view) | ||
| M | 0.25 | |
| SD | 1.07 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 129 | |
| TCSTAFFSHORT (Staff shortage teacher view) | ||
| M | −0.08 | |
| SD | 0.92 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 196 | |
| TCLEAD (Transformational leadership teacher view) | ||
| M | −0.19 | |
| SD | 0.93 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 2,406 | |
| EXCHT (Exchange and co-ordination for teaching) | ||
| M | −0.18 | |
| SD | 0.80 | |
| Missing (# obs.) | 2,386 | |