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Leadership for Literacy 2017

South Africa, 2017
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ZAF_2017_LFL_v01_M
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Data file: educator_oct_clean

Variables: 108

Variables

schoolid
UNIQUE school identifier
barcode
province
t_grades_grader
1_1_0 Educator teaches Grade R
t_grades_foundat
1_1_1 Educator teaches Foundation Phase (Gr1-3)
t_grades_interme
1_1_2 Educator teaches Intermediate Phase (Gr4-6)
t_grades_senior
1_1_3 Educator teaches Senior Phase (Gr 7)
t_grades_nai
1_1_4 N.A. Educator doesn't teach
t_teachafr
1_2_a. Subjects taught: African language
t_teacheng
1_2_b. Subjects taught: English language
t_qual_notyet
1_3_0 Not yet qualified as a teacher
t_qual_diploma
1_3_1 Diploma from teacher training college
t_qual_advance
1_3_2 Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE)
t_qual_fourye
1_3_3 Four year teaching degree
t_qual_honours
1_3_4 Honours (or higher post-graduate) degree in education
t_qual_pgcefr
1_3_5 PGCE from university
t_qual_other
1_3_6 Other
t_tphase
1_4 Teacher currently teaches PHASE level in which specialised in qualification.
t_tsubject
1_5 Teacher currently teaches SUBJECT in which specialised in qualification
t_smt
1_6 Are you an SMT member in this school?
t_smtphase
1_7_1 a. SMT members: How well matched is your training to phase/grade you manag
t_smtsubject
1_7_2 b. SMT members: How well matched is your training to subjects you manage?
t_oftenread
2_1 How often do you read for enjoyment?
t_readnovel
2_2 When last teacher read a novel for enjoyment
t_readwhat_novels
2_3_0 Mostly read: Novels
t_readwhat_magazin
2_3_1 Mostly read: Magazines
t_readwhat_childre
2_3_2 Mostly read: Children's books
t_readwhat_newspap
2_3_3 Mostly read: Newspapers
t_readwhat_bibleo
2_3_4 Mostly read: Bible or religious text
t_readwhat_online
2_3_5 Mostly read: Online news and information
t_readwhat_nonfic
2_3_6 Mostly read: Non-fiction book
t_readwhat_other
2_3_7 Mostly read: Other
t_bookshome
2_4 How many books are there in your home
t_purchase_thenic
3_1_0 Reason why NEW textbooks/readers chosen - nice pictures
t_purchase_cheaper
3_1_1 Reason why NEW textbooks/readers chosen - cheaper
t_purchase_wesele
3_1_2 Reason why NEW textbooks/readers chosen - catalogue
t_purchase_publish
3_1_3 Reason why NEW textbooks/readers - publisher
t_purchase_thecon
3_1_4 Reason why NEW textbooks or readers chosen - content relevant
t_purchase_departm
3_1_5 Reason why NEW textbooks/readers chosen - department advised
t_purchase_other
3_1_6 Reason why NEW textbooks/readers chosen- other
t_ltsm1a
3_2_a. Enough textbooks to teach class
t_ltsm1b
3_2_b. Enough Workbooks to teach class
t_ltsm1c
3_2_c. Enough Graded readers to teach class
t_ltsm2a
3_3 a. Quality of current Textbooks
t_ltsm2b
3_3 b. Quality of current Workbooks
t_ltsm2c
3_3 c. Quality of current Graded readers
t_list
3_4 How often update list of number of books/textbooks available?
t_mgtimprove
4_1 How much has school management guided or supported you?
t_consult
4_2 How often principal consults teachers on decisions/things that affect them?
t_praise
4_3 When last received recognition/praise from SMT for good work?
t_observe1
4_4 When last YOU observed another teacher give a lesson?
t_observe2
4_5 Type of feedback given to teacher when you observed lesson
t_readhelp1
4_6 Someone in the school to give expert support with teaching reading
t_readhelp2
4_7 How often do you approach reading expert for advice on teaching reading?
t_formal
4_8 Attended formal school meeting addressing improving reading instruction?
t_improveafr
4_9 Discussed w. colleague: why learners struggle to read: African language?
t_improveeng
4_10 Discussed w. colleague: why learners struggle to read: English?
t_district
4_11 When last visited in your classroom by a subject/curriculum advisor?
t_strategya
5_1_a. How clear is SMT strategy on improving results in reading?
t_strategyb
5_1_b. How clear is SMT strategy on improving results in mathematics?
t_preferlolt_isizulu
5_2_0 Preferred LOLT in Foundation Phase: isiZulu
t_preferlolt_sepedi
5_2_1 Preferred LOLT in Foundation Phase:Sepedi
t_preferlolt_xitsong
5_2_2 Preferred LOLT in Foundation Phase:Xitsonga
t_preferlolt_tshiven
5_2_3 Preferred LOLT in Foundation Phase:TshiVenda
t_preferlolt_sesotho
5_2_4 Preferred LOLT in Foundation Phase:SeSotho
t_preferlolt_english
5_2_5 Preferred LOLT in Foundation Phase:English
t_preferlolt_other
5_2_6 Preferred LOLT in Foundation Phase: Other
t_network1
5_3 Rate principal on: using networks to get support/donations for school?
t_network2
5_4 Rate principal on: using networks to get more reading resources?
t_extralesson
6_1 How often give extra lessons (outside normal teaching time)?
t_improve
6_2 Improvement needed in the way we teach reading in THIS school?
t_sequencea
6_3_a. Grade in which should introduce: Reading words
t_sequenceb
6_3_b. Grade in which should introduce: Identify the main idea in the text
t_sequencec
6_3_c. Grade in which should introduce: Reading connected text
t_sequenced
6_3_d. Grade in which should introduce: Determine author's perspective/intention
t_sequencee
6_3_e. Grade in which should introduce: Describe style or structure of a text
t_library1
7_1 How often do learners in your class visit the school library?
t_library2
7_2 How often learners allowed to borrow books from school library?
t_library3
7_3 In your CLASSROOM is there a library or book corner?
t_liketeach
8_1 How satisfied are you working as a teacher in THIS school?
t_feelstressed
8_2 How often do you feel stressed in this school?
t_monday
8_3 When you wake up on Monday morning, how do you feel about going to work?
t_happysmt
8_4 How happy are you with school's SMT?
t_appreciated
8_5 Feel appreciated as a teacher in this school?
t_feelsafe
8_6 How often do you feel unsafe in this school?
t_howlong
8_7 How long have you been teaching in total?
t_absent
8_8 How many days last term were you absent from school?
t_readingspec
9_1 Teacher's specialisation / training in teaching language?
t_training1
9_2 When last attended training on how to teach reading/develop learners' langua
t_lobserve1
9_3 When last SMT member observe you give a LANGUAGE OR READING?
t_lobserve2
9_4 What type of feedback did you receive from the SMT member?
t_smtagreea
9_5_a. Our SMT find ways of encouraging learners in this school to read.
t_smtagreeb
9_5_b. Our SMT motivate teachers to make reading enjoyable for learners.
t_smtagreec
9_5_c. Our SMT organise useful workshops to improve how we teach reading.
t_readstruggle_notmuc
9_6_0 Teacher support: Not much. I teach too many learners to support individual
t_readstruggle_helpth
9_6_1 Teacher support: Help the learner during break /after school
t_readstruggle_giveth
9_6_2 Teacher support: Give them easier material to read
t_readstruggle_giveth2
9_6_3 Teacher support: Give the easier graded readers
t_readstruggle_refert
9_6_4 Teacher support: Refer them to a remedial teacher from the department
t_readstruggle_refert2
9_6_5 Teacher support: Refer them to a remedial teacher within the school
t_readstruggle_involve
9_6_6 Teacher support: Involve parents
t_readstruggle_create
9_6_7 Teacher support: Create an individual development plan
t_readstruggle_other
9_6_8 Teacher support: Other
t_iseducator
DERIVED: respondent is a teacher
t_useable1
DERIVED: number of non-missing variables in educ. survey (sec 1-9)
t_useable2
DERIVED: number of non-missing variables in educ. survey (sec 1-8)
t_niseducator
DERIVED: number of educator surveyed in school
t_nsmt
DERIVED: number of SMT identified in the school through survey
Total: 108
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