questionnaire for teachers – training needs analysis

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Gender / Age

Work experience (years)

Level of qualification

Type of educational institutionPreschool and

Primary Educa-

tion31%

Secondary and Higher Ed-ucation

69%

Subject

Others: religion or specific vocational subjetcts

Classroom te

aching

Mathematics

Technica

l educa

tion, inform

atics

Natural Scie

nces

Social s

cience

s and humanities

Foreign languages

Pre-school te

acher

School c

onselor

Language and artOtro

s0.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%

16.00%

18.00%

20.00% 18.75%

15.63%

9.38%

6.25%

18.75%

6.25%

3.13% 3.13%

6.25%

12.50%

IN-SERVICE TRAINING

How many in-service training programmes/events have you attended?

The complete sample attended at several in-service training programmes in Spain (a total of 616 programmes).

Only 4 people has participated in-service training programmes organized by EU institutions other than the ones in Spain

What types of trainings/events have you attended?

Plenary sessions

Pedagogical workshops

Examples of good practice

Consultations-mentoring

Training for trainers

Distance learning

Other (please specify)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Criteria to use when selecting in-service training programmes?

Importance for your own job / professionalism

Importance for the educational institution

Personal growth and development

Obligatory participation assigned by the educational policy

50.85%

11.86%

30.51%

6.78%

Topics and areas more represented

Subjec

t-Matt

er Knowled

ge

Teaching E

ntrepren

eursh

ip

Peer C

oaching

ICT Integ

ration in

to teach

ing

School m

anag

emen

t

Work with

child

ren w

ith sp

ecial

needs (

studen

ts with

disabiliti

es)

Work with

child

ren w

ith sp

ecial

needs (

talen

ted st

udents)

Pedag

ogical t

opics

Psychologic

al topics

EU in

-servi

ce tra

ining progra

mmes an

d EU fu

nds0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

OPINIONS ON THE SELECTION OF IST

Most important aspects of an IST programme?

• Practical information, contents and experiences useful for their work. • Applicable knowledge in the classroom.• Intercultural education.• Updated content. • Exchange of best practices between countries.• Special education.• Online English courses. • Level of knowledge of the speaker and popularity of the course. • Accessibility.• Personal interest.• Interactive tutorials material updated contents• Innovations on the labor market

Specific needs that should be addressed/satisfied by the IST programme

• Easy accessibility• Courses for teachers of therapeutic pedagogy.• Courses of social integration, equality, responsibility,...• Multiple intelligence• The key skills.• Common targets in the education of the different countries of the UE.• Common matters for all regions which participate: organization,

cooperation between the schools that participate.• More information about common topics• Integration of the new technologies in the education• The use of the software the didactic programming• On-line courses of foreign languages• Pedagogics

In what ways should the training programme be differentiated from other courses

• They must be more relevants• On line learning• Very practical.• Intercultural.• The selection of teachers.• Oriented courses international aspects.• This courses must provide the educational models of the other countries.• Accessibility• The courses must be very practical for the direct application in the school• The acreditation

Aspects of a training programme to have an influence on your selection

Training schedule- date

Different sessions or periods of the course –Agenda

Climate Season

Location, venue

Travel and access

Training content

Lecturers’ CV

Validation and certification

Social and cultural programme

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

Optimum participant number in the course

The interviewees has different opinions, but the media on the number of participants is 19.

Type of training activities or experiences preferred • Activities related to special needs.• Activities related to social inclusion and education in values.• Educational robotics m-learning• Examples of good practices.• Practical work. • Current regulations.• Cultural exchanges with foreign schools.• Groups of work or seminars.• Logistics• Face-to-face courses with teachers • Activities with people which want learning and teaching• Creative and motivational activities adapted to the enterprise reality• Philosophy, art, science and culture• Activities that teach to be able to do really• TIC• Activities and trainings about motoring

Opinions and comments about how the process regarding the activities of an in-service training programme might have an effect on your selection

PHASE I- Pre-training:• Good speakers• Good planning• Specific information• To have clear the targets of the course.• Practical and interested contents• Clear and precise information• Attractive topic• To determine the educational needs• Interested contents• Consultation of contents and election of the speaker


PHASE II- Implementation of the training :• Educative contents• Practical and theoretical contents• Attractive and participative methodology• Professional speaker with interesting material• On line• Participative• To be account the participant´s profile• Groups of work


Phase III - Follow-up activities:• Practice• Exchange of the elaborated materials• Tasks and materials that can be used in the practice..• On line.• Easy to resolve• Accessibility• Effective• Possibility of consultations• Interesting contents• Personal advising• Tutorials

Organizational aspects

Planning &

man

agem

ent

Partners

hip compositi

on

Commitmen

t & owners

hip

Coordinati

on & lea

dership

Cooperation & co

mmunication

Organisa

tional lea

rning

Relationship m

anage

ment

Innovation

European

added

value

Flexib

ility

Provid

e Han

ds-on W

orking m

ethods

Monitorin

g & ev

aluati

on0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5