A survey conducted by The Miskar Survey Institute focused on high school teachers. The survey included several closed ended questions, as well as a number of demographic questions such as the number of years in the system, membership in the Teachers’ Association and in which educational stream the respondent teaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the representative sample of high school teachers, 56% support the Teachers’ Association’s strikes and other measures during wartime. 33% are not very supportive or not supportive at all, and 11% are neutral. Only slightly more than half of the teachers (53%) indicate that they would fully comply with the organization’s directives \u2013 30% would comply partially, and 17% would maintain a normal teaching routine as much as possible, in spite of any organizational directives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the most contentious issue in the dispute between the Ministry of Finance and the Teachers’ Association, the issue of employment by personal contracts, 43% of respondents indicated they are in favor of allowing teachers the choice between working under a personal or collective contract, and 39% indicated they are against, although most (69%) reported that they themselves would choose to remain under a collective contract. 18% of the teachers professed themselves neutral on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the matter of personal bonuses \u2013 41% support granting school principals the option to award teachers bonuses for excellence at their discretion, while 48% do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The issue on which teachers are most clearly at odds with the position taken by the organization that represents them is that of severance \u2013 57% of high school teachers support significantly shortening, with appropriate compensation, the dismissal process, while only about 30% do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
See the full survey [Hebrew]:<\/p>\n\n\n\n