A study of the workload of senior high teachers of English (language and literature) in Newfoundland and Labrador

• Main Author: Barnes, Eldred J.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 1989
• Subjects: Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/5067/; https://research.library.mun.ca/5067/1/Barnes_EldredJ.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/5067/3/Barnes_EldredJ.pdf

The purpose of this study was to investigate the workload conditions of senior high teachers of English (Language and Literature) in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The workload concerns voiced by English teachers at annual conferences of the NTA English Special Interest Council and, particularly, the concerns raised by English teachers in their written submissions to the English Council Committee on Workload (1985) suggested a need to conduct a comprehensive, indepth investigation into the workload of the province's senior high English teachers. -- The focus of this study was limited to senior high English teachers in Newfoundland and Labrador. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to: (a) determine the degree to which a problem with workload existed among senior high English teachers; (b) examine factors believed to be contributing to a workload problem; (c) examine the nature of English as a discipline and the nature of the English teacher as factors contributing to workload; and (d) gather information regarding the impact of workload upon the English teacher, upon his/her teaching, and upon the quality of English education provided to senior high students. -- Data for the study were obtained through a survey prepared by the investigator and administered to senior high English teachers in the smallest and the largest school in each of the province's thirty-five school districts. -- Chapter I provides a statement of the problem, the investigator's hypotheses and assumptions, and the significance of the study. -- Chapter II reviews the literature related to English teacher workload, particularly at the provincial level. Chapter II also includes a section on the development of the provincial English curriculum. The intention of this section was to provide the background to the present philosophy and methods of instructing and evaluating courses within the reorganized senior high English program. The evidence provided demonstrates an "evolution" of the present philosophy and methodologies as ...