„The share of teachers who believe that teaching is a valued profession in their country is a good predictor of the attractiveness of the profession, as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results highlighted that the most successful education systems were those where society values teachers the most.“
Carine Viac u. a., Teachers’ well-being (2020), S. 11.

„Avoiding low level of teachers’ well-being, but also aiming to build a confident and motivating teacher workforce is crucial for the development and stability of quality educational systems.“
Carine Viac u. a., Teachers’ well-being (2020), S. 14.

„According to the voice of representatives from various ministries of education and representatives of the teacher workforce the causes for the lack of well-being are multiple. A few of the causes suggested in the discussions were excessive workload, constant reforms imposed on the teaching profession that change with each new government, accountability and evaluation systems that are punitive and confusing, lack of support for schools with unmanageable student misbehaviour issues, class sizes, government interference in curriculum and teaching methods, excessive regulation, the challenges of more diverse and inclusive classrooms, perceived lack of respect for the profession, and, in some countries, inadequate or unequal funding.“
Carine Viac u. a., Teachers’ well-being (2020), S. 15.

„Existing literature shows that social support has a direct effect on teachers’ well-being, on job satisfaction and that it is also negatively correlated to burnout. Among the various aspects of social support, principal support may be regarded as the variable having the biggest impact in increasing job satisfaction and reducing the risk of experiencing burnout.“
Carine Viac u. a., Teachers’ well-being (2020), S. 38.

„Teachers with high selfefficacy beliefs are more willing to implement innovative pedagogical methods in the classroom, use adequate teaching methods that encourage students’ autonomy, take responsibility for students with special learning needs, manage classroom problems, and keep students on task.“
Carine Viac u. a., Teachers’ well-being (2020), S. 45.

„Ein besonders großer Belastungsfaktor dürfte das wahrgenommene, mangelnde Prestige der Lehrkräfte in der Gesellschaft sein, verbunden mit einem Schlechtmachen in den Medien (Stichwort: ‚Lehrerbashing‘) und auch der nicht selten geäußerten Kritik seitens der Politik (Stichwort: ‚Dienstag-Mittag bin ich fertig‘, Wiens ehemaliger Bürgermeister Häupl) bzw. sogenannter Schul- und Bildungsexpertinnen und -experten, denen man oftmals diese Expertise nicht zuschreibt.“
Mag. Dr. Jörg Spenger u. a., „Under pressure. Berufsvollzugsprobleme und Belastungen von Lehrpersonen. Eine empirische Studie.“ (2019), S. 47

Finnland: „Training to become a teacher is among the most popular choices of Finnish university students. Many students apply for teacher training, and universities are able to select the most qualified among them in each cohort.“
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Doepke u. a., „Love, Money and Parenting“ (2019), S. 294

Finnland: „An indicator of the popularity of teaching is that a mere 10 to 15 percent of teachers abandon their profession. The intrinsic satisfaction of Finnish teachers is a gift to taxpayers who receive great value for their money. To attract equally qualified and well-educated people in countries where the teaching profession is less popular would force the government to pay high salaries. Finland’s ability to create attractive working conditions that generate high satisfaction among teachers explains a good deal of their success story.“
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Doepke u. a., „Love, Money and Parenting“ (2019), S. 295

„The schools system of Finland and Sweden are, in reality, more different than a first impression might suggest. One difference is that the teaching profession in Sweden does not appear to have the same high social status as in Finland. Swedish teachers report low levels of job satisfaction. In a survey carried out by the Swedish teaching union, almost nine out of ten primary school teachers reported that their workload is too high and administrative tasks eat up too much valuable teaching time. One in three teachers in Sweden report that they 'probably' or 'definitely' will not continue working in schools until they retire. The low status and low satisfaction of teachers also translates into difficulties in recruiting them.“
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Doepke u. a., „Love, Money and Parenting“ (2019), S. 297

„Finland’s success in compulsory schooling is partly because teachers are valued by society and enjoy good working conditions, relatively high salaries, smaller classes and fewer teaching hours than the OECD average. Another feature of Finnish schools is the well-developed system to detect pupils with special needs early and provide timely interventions.“
OECD (Hrsg.), „Investing in Youth: Finland“ (2019), S. 12

„On average across OECD countries, 37 % of primary to secondary teachers were at least 50 years old in 2015, up from 31 % in 2005. At the same time, the teaching profession is increasingly unattractive to students. Teachers’ salaries are lower than those of other, similarly educated full-time workers.“
OECD (Hrsg.), „OECD Skills Outlook 2019“ (2019), S. 204

„The share of teachers reporting that the financial package and working conditions of the teaching profession were important motivations to them is higher in countries where teachers feel highly valued in society. These countries and economies also are among the top-performing systems in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).“
OECD (Hrsg.), „TALIS 2018 Results. Volume I“ (2019), S. 46

„Raising the status and prestige of the profession is an overarching goal to attract candidates and ensure the continuous renewal of the teaching profession as teachers retire, but also to retain current teachers in the profession.“
OECD (Hrsg.), „TALIS 2018 Results. Volume I“ (2019), S. 49

„Countries with higher teacher salaries (relative to GDP) and higher perceptions of the social value of the teaching profession have, on average, larger shares of students who expect to work as teachers.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Teaching in Focus 22“ (Juni 2018), S. 2

„The complexity and variety of competences required poses a challenge for all national education systems: how to attract the most talented people into the teaching profession and retain them. […] Remuneration is a key element in making teaching an attractive profession. Along with other factors such as working conditions, career prospects, professional development opportunities and recognition, it plays an important role in drawing people into the profession as well as ensuring that serving teachers are satisfied and sufficiently motivated to continue to provide high quality teaching.“

EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), „Teachers’ and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances, 2016/17“ (2018), S. 11

„Teaching is a highly appreciated profession, and education programmes are among the most difficult programmes to access in Finnish universities.“
Dr. Oskari Harjunen u. a., „Best Education Money Can Buy? Capitalization of School Quality in Finland“. In: „CESifo Economic Studies“ (2018), S. 151

„In Finland, Korea and Singapore, more than 50 % of lower secondary teachers agreed, or strongly agreed, with the statement 'I think that the teaching profession is valued in society'.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Effective Teacher Policies“ (2018), S. 44

„Higher salaries can help school systems attract more candidates to the teaching profession, and signal that teachers are regarded and treated as professionals.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Effective Teacher Policies“ (2018), S. 60

„Our new data suggests that there is a correlation between the status accorded to teachers through the GTSI 2018 (Anm.: Global Teacher Status Index 2018) and student outcomes in their country. In other words, high teacher status is not just a 'nice to have' – increasing teacher status can directly improve the pupil performance of a country’s students. Ministers should take teacher status seriously and make efforts to improve it.“
Varkey Foundation (Hrsg.), „Global Teacher Status Index 2018“ (2018), S. 11

„The high reverence for teachers in China and Russia is clear because the comparison with doctors shows their position among the most respected members of society.“
Varkey Foundation (Hrsg.), „Global Teacher Status Index 2018“ (2018), S. 35

„An increase in teacher status in a country is a clear driver (along with higher pay) of increased pupil performance (as measured by pupil performance of 15 year olds on PISA tests.)“
Varkey Foundation (Hrsg.), „Global Teacher Status Index 2018“ (2018), S. 122

„Status is not just a nice to have, but something which can be a direct contributor to improved pupil performance – via an increased likelihood of more effective teachers entering the profession and remaining in the profession. Whilst status is already high in some countries, it remains a mid ranked profession in many, and therefore presents a real and present challenge to governments as they seek to improve the capacity of their teaching profession.“
Varkey Foundation (Hrsg.), „Global Teacher Status Index 2018“ (2018), S. 125

„Educational systems perform best when they have teachers who are respected, prepared, selected on merit, and supported in their work. East Asia and Pacific systems provide many lessons for developing such high-performing systems. A foundational aspect is attracting high-quality candidates into the profession by offering not only competitive compensation but also an appealing professional environment founded on respect and support.“

World Bank Group (Hrsg.), „Growing Smarter“ (2018), S. 159

„Die Gehälter der Lehrkräfte […] wirken sich unmittelbar auf die Attraktivitat des Lehrerberufs aus. Sie beeinflussen die Entscheidung, eine Lehrerausbildung aufzunehmen, nach erzieltem Abschluss Lehrkraft zu werden, nach einer Unterbrechung in den Lehrerberuf zurückzukehren und/oder den Lehrerberuf weiterhin auszuüben (im Allgemeinen sinkt mit steigendem Gehalt die Neigung zu einem Berufswechsel).“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Bildung auf einen Blick 2017“ (2017), S. 457

„Die Bildungssysteme konkurrieren mit anderen Sektoren der Wirtschaft um hoch qualifizierte Absolventen, die sie als Lehrkräfte gewinnen wollen. Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, dass Gehälter und alternative Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten wesentliche Faktoren der Attraktivität des Lehrerberufs sind. Die Anfangsgehälter von Lehrkräften im Verhältnis zu denen von Beschäftigten in anderen nicht lehrenden Tätigkeiten und die zu erwartenden Einkommenssteigerungen haben großen Einfluss darauf, ob sich Absolventen für den Lehrerberuf entscheiden.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Bildung auf einen Blick 2017“ (2017), S. 463

„Numerous factors contribute to the attractiveness of the teaching profession, including teacher salaries, working conditions, career progression possibilities and autonomy to influence one’s own work. In parallel, teachers’ perceptions of their profession, such as their job satisfaction, or whether they feel that the profession is valued in their society, reflect this attractiveness.“

Kristina Sonmark, MSc, u. a., „Understanding teachers' pedagogical knowledge“ (2017), S. 37

„In virtually all of these jurisdictions, positive views of teaching reflected in public surveys and government statements are also reflected in compensation that is competitive with other professions requiring comparable education. In all of the jurisdictions, starting salaries for teachers are above international averages, and all have significant increases within the first 10 years of teaching.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 13

„Teaching is a profession that is well respected by the Canadian public. A 2013 survey conducted by the Alberta Teachers association found that 9 in 10 teachers agreed that they are very committed to teaching as a profession and that in public they are proud to say that they are teachers.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 31

„Teaching is a highly regarded profession in Finland and one of the top occupational choices of young people. Entering salaries are comparable to those of other professions. However, the greater draw appears to be the high esteem with which the profession is held, the desirable working conditions, and the trust that allows teachers to be creative and innovative in their work.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 35

„Teachers in Singapore enjoy high respect from society. This is not only due to the cultural context but also to policies that have underscored the importance of education in society and promoted the status of teaching as a career.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 45f

„In Finland, teaching is the top-choice profession for college students. Teaching is highly ranked in Singapore as well, and there is a very low attrition rate, less than 3 % annually.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 53

„In Ontario, initiatives after 2003 have substantially improved the status and attractiveness of teaching because an era of teaching bashing and disinvestment in public education was replaced by a supportive approach from the provincial government.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 53

„Teachers in China are revered as elders, role models, and those whom parents entrust to shape the future of their children.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 54

„Among young Finns, surveys of high school graduates show that teaching is consistently the most admired profession. […] Annually about 20,000 students apply for about 4,000 slots in teacher education institutions.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 55

„High-performing systems view teaching as a profession, one that is attractive to enter and remain in and one that offers rewards – intrinsic and extrinsic – to those who excel. In doing so, the systems help ensure that well-qualified individuals go into teaching, thus enhancing the respect for the profession throughout society.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 182

„Competitive salaries helped make the profession attractive to potential candidates, and high standards were set for entry into and graduation from initial teacher education programs. Together these helped raise the status of teaching, creating a virtuous cycle for ongoing recruitment.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Empowered Educators“ (2017), S. 5f

„Only 5 % of Swedish teachers considered that the teaching profession is valued in society (compared to the TALIS average of 30.9 %), and only 53.4 % reported they would choose to work as teachers if they could decide again.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Education Policy Outlook. Sweden“ (2017), S. 11

„Teaching in Shanghai is a socially well regarded and monetarily appealing profession, with a proven set of entry requirements. The working conditions, such as infrastructure facilities and student-to-teacher ratio, are attractive, and clear career advancement mechanisms are in place.“

Weltbank (Hrsg.), „How Shanghai Does It“ (2016), S. 136

„School systems will only be able to recruit the skilled and motivated people they need to build a highquality teaching force if they can offer similar salaries and working conditions as other professionals enjoy and/or grant teachers greater autonomy and raise the status of the teaching profession.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „PISA in Focus“ Nr. 58 (Dezember 2015), S. 4

„82 % of students are satisfied with their school (a larger proportion than in most OECD countries) and 77 % of students find the conditions in their school ideal, compared to the OECD average of 61 %.“

Michael Bruneforth, MA, u. a., „Country Background Report for Austria“ (2015), S. 117

„While in 2003 Austria was already one of the countries where students expressed the strongest sense of belonging at school, the situation improved further until 2012: the proportion of students who reported that they feel lonely at school shrank from an already low level, and the proportion of students who reported that other students seem to like them increased from 78 % to 94 %.“

Michael Bruneforth, MA, u. a., „Country Background Report for Austria“ (2015), S. 117

„The Finnish media regularly report results of opinion polls that document favorite professions among general upper secondary school graduates. Teaching is consistently rated as one of the most admired professions, ahead of medical doctors, architects, and lawyers, typically thought to be dream professions.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond u. a., „Teaching in the Flat World“ (2015), S. 31

„Scotland has a historic high regard for learning, education and teachers, and the trust it invests in teachers’ professional judgment is admirable.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Improving Schools in Scotland“ (2015), S. 17

Schweden: „Over time the attractiveness of the teacher profession declined and teacher education lost popularity. Declining teacher skills and an increasing share of teaching staff without adequate qualifications followed.“

Jon Kristian Pareliussen u. a., „Skills and Inclusive Growth in Sweden“ (2015), S. 19

„The highest positive values of the index are found for Austria, United Kingdom and Ireland, and the lowest negative values for the index were found in Italy, Spain and Greece.“

EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), „Teaching Practices in Primary and Secondary Schools in Europe“ (2015), S. 98

„66.5 % of Korean teachers and 58.6 % of Finnish teachers feel that their profession is valued by society – the highest levels in the OECD.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Education Policy Outlook 2015 – Making Reforms Happen“ (2015), S. 88

„In high-performing school systems, such as Canada, Finland, Japan, Korea and Singapore, teachers enjoy high status in society and have sufficient levels of pay.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Improving Schools in Sweden: An OECD Perspective“ (2015), S. 114

„One of the most marked characteristics of Japanese society is the high status attached to education, which is seen as being the bedrock of a successful career, social advancement and prestige.“

Prof.Dr. Matthias Pilz u. a., „Problematic transitions from school to employment: freeters and NEETs in Japan and Germany“ in „Compare“, 2015, Vol. 45, No. 1, S. 79

„A key characteristic of Finnish teachers’ work environment is that they are autonomous, trusted, and respected professionals. Unlike nations that have bureaucratic accountability systems that make teachers feel threatened, overcontrolled, and undervalued, teaching in Finland is a very sophisticated profession, where teachers feel they can truly exercise the skills they have learned in the university. Test-based accountability is replaced by trust-based responsibility and inspiration for human development.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, „Developing Effective Teachers and School Leaders. The Case of Finland“. In: Darling-Hammond u. a., „Teaching in the Flat World“ (2015), S. 37f

„Evidence from PISA and TALIS suggests that the most successful education systems are those in countries/economies whose society values the teaching profession.“

Dr. Andreas Schleicher, „Schools for 21st-Century Learners“ (2015), S. 40

Flandern: „Teachers perceive their status as rather high: 46 % think the teaching profession is valued in society (vs. an EU average of 18 %).“

Europäische Kommission (Hrsg.), „The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013“ (2014), S. 30

„Among young Finns, teaching is consistently the most admired profession in regular opinion polls of high school graduates. Classroom teaching is considered an independent and creative, high-status profession that attracts some of the best secondary school graduates each year.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Lessons from PISA for Korea“ (2014), S. 174

„Young Finns see teaching as a career on a par with other professions where people work independently and rely on scientific knowledge and skills that they gained through university studies.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Lessons from PISA for Korea“ (2014), S. 174

„A well-designed remuneration system gives a clear signal of the status of the teaching profession within society. If salaries are sufficiently attractive, i.e. are competitive with other sought-after and relatively well-remunerated professions, this can help draw the best graduates into the profession.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Teacher Remuneration in Latvia. An OECD Perspective“ (2014), S. 47

„Korea is one of the countries where teachers earn more than other tertiary-educated workers (comparing the statutory wage scale), with the most favourable ratio of all OECD countries in primary education (1.36 at all education levels, far above the OECD averages), which evidences the importance society places on the teaching profession and contributes to its attractiveness.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Teacher Remuneration in Latvia. An OECD Perspective“ (2014), S. 167

„TALIS 2013 results show 58.6% of Finnish teachers (primary and secondary) agreed that the teaching profession is valued in society – one of the highest proportions among participating countries and far above the TALIS average of 30.9%.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Teacher Remuneration in Latvia. An OECD Perspective“ (2014), S. 153

„On TALIS 2013, 66.5 % of lower secondary teachers in Korea agreed that the teaching profession is valued in society. This is one of the highest figures among participating countries and far above the average of 30.9 %.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Teacher Remuneration in Latvia. An OECD Perspective“ (2014), S. 166

„Höhere Lehrergehälter können dabei helfen, die besten Kandidaten für den Lehrerberuf zu gewinnen, und sie signalisieren, dass Lehrer als Angehörige wissenschaftlicher Berufe anerkannt und behandelt werden.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „DEUTSCHLAND – Ländernotiz – Ergebnisse aus PISA 2012“ (2013), S. 10

„The situation in Finland and Ireland is considered the model to be copied: teachers are relatively autonomous and are viewed by society as being “real professionals” which provides them with a social status and prestige that encourages them to improve even further.“

EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), „Study on Policy Measures to improve the Attractiveness of the Teaching Profession in Europe“ (2013), Teil 1, S. 58

„In East Asian cultures, education has historically been considered a highly valued good and the main legitimate method for social mobility. This can be seen not only in the East Asian teachers’ high salaries, but also by the heavy investment of families in private tutoring services.“

John Jerrim u.a., „The mathematics skills of school children: How does England compare to the high performing East Asian jurisdictions“ (2013), S. 20

„A research published in June 2012 revealed that in Finland teachers are the most satisfied professional group. In Finland, education has been respected through its history. Thus, teachers have also enjoyed considerable respect.“

Univ.-Prof. Reijo Laukkanen, „Finland’s Experiences of Compulsory Education Development“ (2013), S. 9

„Teachers rank highly in the hierarchical order of respect in Chinese Confucianism, and there is a saying: once you are my teacher, you are my father for life.“

Dr. Jessica Janice Tang u. a., „The psychosocial work environment and mental health of teachers“ in „Int Arch Occup Environ Health“ (2013), 86, S. 657

„Der Mediendiskurs betont oft die Schwächen der Schule. Befragt man aber Eltern, ob sie mit der Schule, die ihre Kinder besuchen, zufrieden sind, dann ist die Zustimmung fast immer sehr gross.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oelkers, Neue Zürcher Zeitung vom 4. April 2012

„Countries with the most effective education systems, such as Finland and Singapore, tend to have the most selective teacher recruitment policies. In these cases, the teaching profession is considered and treated as a cornerstone of society, acknowledging that teachers enable a country to maximise its future human capital. Only the most talented are encouraged to apply, and there are strict entry criteria based on competence and motivation. This approach is crucial to help boost the status of the profession. Boosting status also requires good pay, good working conditions, a high degree of professional autonomy and high qualification requirements – for all teachers.“

EU-Kommission (Hrsg.), „EU High Level Group of Experts on Literacy. Final Report“ (2012), S. 44

„Finland has raised the social status of its teachers to a level where there are few occupations with higher status.“

OECD (Hrsg.), „Preparing Teachers and Developing School Leaders for the 21st Century“ (2012), S. 62

„Finland and South Korea [...] obtain their annual teacher intake from the top 10 % and 5 % of graduating students respectively. The key to such success is the status in which teaching is held culturally.“

Pearson (Hrsg.), „The Learning Curve“ (2012), S. 25

„A key characteristic of Finnish teachers’ work environment is that they are autonomous, trusted, and respected professionals.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, „Developing Effective Teachers and School Leaders: The Case of Finland“ in Darling-Hammond u.a., „Teacher and Leader Effectiveness“ (2011), S. 16

„The status of teachers in Finland is so high that teaching is one of the top two preferred occupations for a future spouse – right up with medicine, and higher than business or law.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andy Hargreaves u. a., „The global fourth way“ (2011), S. 47

„Teachers in Finland have positive symbolic capital. They are respected and admired in politics and the media, rather than criticized and abused by them.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andy Hargreaves u. a., „The global fourth way“ (2011), S. 54

„Valuing the profession starts with signals sent by system leaders and policy makers at the top. The signals are evident in how leaders speak about teachers, of course – whether they praise teachers as influential professionals who shape the future of the nation, or disparage them and their unions for perpetrating failure and obstructing political change.”

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andy Hargreaves u. a., „The global fourth way“ (2011), S. 183

Finnland: „The better secondary-school graduates are, the more likely they will become teachers. […] Among young Finns, teaching is consistently rated as the most admired profession, leading ratings of medical doctors, architects, and lawyers.“

Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, „Paradoxes of educational improvement: The Finnish experience“. In: „Scottish Educational Review“, 43 (1), 2011, S. 17f

Finnland: „According to a survey among candidates for the matriculation examination (i.e. final-year students in upper-secondary school), teaching is clearly the number-one career choice and overtakes traditionally favourite professions such as medicine, law, psychology, engineering and journalism.“

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hannu Simola u.a., „Education Politics and Contingency“. In: Pereyra u.a. (Hrsg.), „PISA Under Examination“ (2011), S. 235

„Top-performing nations accord enormous cultural respect to teaching and teachers, including high-profile initiatives to recognize the profession’s contribution to society.“

McKinsey (Hrsg.), „Closing the Talent Gap: Attracting and Retaining Top Third Graduates to a Career in Teaching“ (2010), S. 24