Table 2.
Career profile of the sample of infant and primary education teachers.
| Characteristics | Frequency (n = 351) |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Level taught: | ||
| Initial/Preparatory | 106 (M = 1 F = 105) | 30.2% |
| Basic Elemental/Mid | 245 (M = 40 F = 205) | 69.8% |
| Contract situation: | ||
| Temporary contract | 31 | 8.8% |
| Provisional appointment | 25 | 7.1% |
| Permanent appointment | 295 | 84.0% |
| Geographical area: | ||
| Urban | 252 | 71.8% |
| Rural | 99 | 28.2% |
| Teaching scale category: | ||
| F-G | 304 | 86.6% |
| D-E | 31 | 8.8% |
| A-B-C | 16 | 4.6% |
| Years of teaching experience: (m = 14.82) | ||
| Less than 10 | 105 | 29.8% |
| 11 to 20 | 175 | 49.9% |
| 21 to 30 | 56 | 16.0% |
| Over 30 | 15 | 4.3% |
| Administrative posts held: | ||
| Yes | 69 | 19.7% |
| No | 282 | 80.3% |