Profession of biology teacher in Ukraine: statistical characteristics

- Ващенко, Л.С. (orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-2142) (2024) Profession of biology teacher in Ukraine: statistical characteristics Continuing Professional Education: Theory and Practice, 2 (79). pp. 54-65. ISSN 1609-8595

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Abstract

In the context of reforming general secondary education, it is important to identify and analyze the changes occurring in the human resources of the general secondary education system under the influence of various factors, particularly the martial law in the country. This study focuses on biology teachers as an example. The following system of indicators was used to statistically characterize biology teachers in modern Ukraine: the number of teaching staff (differentiated by urban and rural areas); the age and gender structure of teachers; the structure of teaching staff by education level; the number of students per teacher; the number of biology classrooms in general secondary education institutions; and the number of institutions and students involved in specialized biology education. The article presents the results of the analysis of statistical indicators regarding biology teachers in the general secondary education system. A trend of gradual reduction in educational institutions and, accordingly, teachers, including biology teachers, was identified. Attention is drawn to the decrease in the number of biology teachers under the age of 30 (30%). Statistics indicate a high educational level among biology teachers: nearly 98% have a master’s degree. The number of urban educational institutions with equipped biology classrooms is gradually increasing. Overall, the percentage of high school students involved in specialized education is gradually rising nationwide. At the same time, an analysis of statistical data on the functioning of specialized biology education suggests that over the past five years, there has been a gradual decrease in the number of students engaged in specialized biology education.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	biology teacher, indicators of education quality, institutions of general secondary education, statistical characteristics, martial law in the country
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 5 Мathematics. natural sciences > 57 Biological sciences in general
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogics > Department of Monitoring and Assessment of the Quality of General Secondary Education
Depositing User:	С.О. Науменко
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2024 14:00
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2024 14:00
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/741640

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