Table 1.

Teachers’ burden and satisfaction of work (%).

Items	Not True	Somehow True	Certainly True
School environment and teaching problems
I work productively with other teachers.	78.7	18.9	2.4
I establish achievable goals for myself.	69.0	25.8	5.2
I guide students toward intellectual and emotional growth.	80.8	17.5	1.7
Organizing the classroom for instruction is easy.	47.4	45.7	6.9
The physical environment of my classroom (e.g., equipment, number of students) helps my teaching.	56.0	37.5	6.5
I utilize a variety of teaching methods in the classroom.	71.4	26.5	2.1
I maintain appropriate classroom control.	71.2	27.8	1.0
I respect my students.	83.2	16.5	0.3
I insist upon students’ respect for others and their property.	81.8	15.8	2.4
I work effectively with superiors (e.g., headteacher, dean of students, head of department).	77.6	21.0	1.4
I feel competent in the subjects that I teach.	6.0	12.0	82.0
I become involved in the personal lives of students.	14.8	46.7	38.5
I have a personal philosophy of education.	51.7	40.0	8.3
I am accepted and respected by my professional peers.	70.8	26.1	3.1
Feelings of pressure
Personal crises affect my life as a teacher.	17.6	47.9	34.5
Curriculum demands pressure me.	26.6	44.1	29.3
I consider leaving the teaching profession.	47.0	30.0	23.0
I feel under pressure in teaching.	45.5	37.9	16.6
I feel inadequate as a teacher.	66.7	18.9	14.4
Making long-term plans is difficult for me.	48.5	33.3	18.2
Teaching takes time away from my family.	19.9	45.4	34.7
Lack of public acknowledgment of teachers bothers me.	23.0	37.0	40.0
Lack of academic freedom concerns me.	27.1	39.9	33.0
Lack of public funding for the education sector concerns me.	10.0	25.9	64.1
I feel my salary is adequate.	21.3	21.0	57.7
I have difficulty being productive within the psychological climate of the school.	34.7	44.3	21.0
Personally managing disruptive students in class is difficult.	16.8	33.0	50.2