Annex: Serbia

Figure 1. Distribution of respondents by sex (%) (N=584)

Table 1. Which of the following terms best describes your role in school? (%) (N=585)

Role / %
Teacher / 79
Coordinator of practice/Instructor/Organiser of practical education / 16
Head teacher or principal / 2
Teaching assistant or associate / 2
Other / 2
Total / 100.0

Figure 2. Which of the following vocational sectors does your main teaching specialism relate to? (%)(N=585)

Figure 3. What is your current employment status as a teacher? (%) (N=585)

Table 2. Are you formally qualified as a teacher or as an instructor or coordinator of practice? (%) (N=585)

Type of qualification / %
I am formally qualified as teacher / 51
I am doing teaching practice that leads to formal qualification as a teacher / 7
I am not formally qualified as a teacher and not undergoing any teaching practice / 11
I am formally qualified to work as an instructor or coordinator of practice / 25
I am not formally qualified to work as an instructor or coordinator of practice / 5
Other / 2
Total / 100.0

Table 3. What is the highest level of formal education you have completed? (%) (N=585)

Level of education / %
Upper secondary / 2
Post-secondary, non-tertiary / 5
Bachelor or equivalent / 68
Master or equivalent / 25
Doctoral or equivalent / 1
Total / 100

Figure 4. Did you complete an initial educational or training programme that prepares you to be a teacher or instructor? (%) (N=585)

Figure 5. Were the following elements included as part of your formal education or training? (%)(N=585)

Figure 6. What is your employment status as a teacher at this school? (%) (N=582)

Figure 7. Membership in a trade union or professional association for teachers (%)

Table 4. In your first regular employment as a teacher, did/do you take part in any induction programme? (%)(N=584)

Yes / No / Total
I took/take part in an induction programme / 72 / 28 / 100
I took/take part in informal induction activities not part of an induction programme / 54 / 46 / 100
I took/take part in a general and/or administrative introduction to the school / 58 / 42 / 100

Figure 8. What is your experience of mentoring? (%) (N=584)

Figure 9. Did the professional development activities you participated in during the last 12 months cover the following topics? If so, what positive impact did these have on your teaching? (%)

Figure 10. For the professional development in which you participated in the last 12 months, did you receive any of the following support? (%)(N=579)

Table 5. How is your professional development organised? (%)(N=579)

Never / Sometimes / Often / Total
Events lasting less than one day / 17 / 60 / 23 / 100
Events lasting one or two days / 14 / 70 / 16 / 100
Events lasting continuously for three days or more / 44 / 49 / 7 / 100
Multiple events spread out over several months but focusing on the same topic / 62 / 30 / 8 / 100

Figure 11. Considering the professional development activities you took part in during the last 12 months, to what extent have they included the following? (%)(N=579)

Figure 12. For each of the areas listed below, please indicate the degree to which you currently need professional development: (%)

Table 6. Whose responsibility is it to identify your professional development needs and to find suitable training? (%)

I agree / I disagree / Total
Mainly my responsibility (N=548) / 80 / 20 / 100
My school helps (N=518) / 77 / 23 / 100
There is a well-defined process (N=486) / 73 / 27 / 100

Figure 13. How strongly do you agree or disagree that the following present barriers to your participation in professional development? (%)(N=578)