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A framework of school and teacher qualities has been established by research. The need to identify
families school and teacher selection criteria, in particular, is the main motive behind the present
study. It mainly aims to identify the criteria parents use when selecting schools and teachers, or the
influence of hidden curriculum on school and teachers selection. The study adopted the descriptive
scanning model, and employed quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments. The main data
source are parents whose children attend private schools. Parents School Selection Criteria Scale
and Parents Teacher Selection Criteria Scale were administered to 202 parents, and an interview
form was used to collect qualitative data from 12 parents. Scores showing parents opinion about
school and teacher selection criteria were discussed with reference to set intervals. ANOVA and t-test
were used to identify whether there is a significant difference between these opinions with respect to
parents level of education. The results of the analysis were interpreted at .05 level of significance, and
only the items revealing a significant difference are presented in the tables. The data collected from the
interviews were interpreted by content analysis, and the results are accompanied by direct quotations
for enhanced meaning. It was found out that the main criteria used for school and teacher selection
consist of the elements of hidden curriculum related with the school and teacher, that the parents
attach greater importance to teachers then they do to schools, and the qualities of teacher is the major
criterion used for school selection.
Key words: School selection, teacher selection, hidden curriculum.
INTRODUCTION
Moving with the times and meeting the educational
standards of developed countries is possible only by
means of modern, high-quality, and effective education.
Today, increasing importance is attached to the necessity
of top-notch education, and thus to the necessity of
training better equipped teachers.
Schools are institutions where education is given within
an organized setting in a planned and systematic fashion
1292
ahan
1293
School graduated
Income
f
20
22
160
202
%
9,9
10.9
79.2
100
133
69
202
65.9
34.1
100
1294
N
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
X
4.10
2.80
3.57
4.20
1.76
3.07
3.54
3.68
1.34
4.54
3.65
4.14
4.29
3.15
3.65
3.92
3.10
4.57
4.68
2.80
3.46
S
.071
.085
.071
.062
.077
.072
.074
.077
.057
.054
.075
.068
.063
.091
.082
.072
.076
.048
.045
.096
.079
Data analysis
RESULTS
ahan
1295
1296
Mean
Std.
Deviation
20
22
160
2.65
1.86
1.63
1.34
.99
1.03
8.204
.000*
20
22
160
1.65
1.81
1.24
.98
1.25
.68
6.585
.002*
Qualified teachers
20
22
160
4.05
4.36
4.63
1.50
1.00
.66
5.985
.003*
20
22
160
3.60
4.40
4.18
1.23
1.00
.91
4.158
.017*
20
22
160
3.40
3.31
2.66
1.39
1.32
1.34
4.415
.013*
Item
Education level
A family member or a
close acquaintance being
the alumni of the school
*p<.05.
Mean
Std.
Deviation
133
69
3.6391
3.4681
133
69
4.5940
4.4493
Item
Qualified teachers
Income
1.16
.95
4.808
.029*
1.08
1.07
4.480
.036*
*p<.05.
ahan
1297
Teachers gender
Teachers age
Length of teaching experience
Teachers having a child or not
General opinion and recommendations about the teacher
Childs opinion and preference
Teachers success in preparing students for the national exams
A family member or a close acquaintance being a former student of the teacher
Teachers attitude towards students
The teachers having deserved popularity
Physical appearance of the teacher
Whether the teacher gives homework or not
Religious and political views of the teacher
Educational background of the teacher
Communicative competence of the teacher
Being a relative or acquaintance to the teacher
Health state of the teacher
Number of students in the teachers class
Whether the student will complete the elementary education with the same teacher
Other parents recommendations about the teacher
Teachers ethnic identity
N
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
202
X
1.76
2.42
3.16
2.29
3.26
3.79
3.71
2.09
4.66
3.33
1.95
3.22
3.14
4.36
4.53
1.38
3.68
4.05
4.31
3.05
2.11
S
.078
.077
.081
.087
.079
.073
.078
.089
.049
.087
.078
.089
.109
.062
.064
.064
.077
.077
.072
.085
.092
1298
Mean
Std.
Deviation
20
22
160
4.15
3.04
3.13
.98
1.296
1.25
20
22
160
3.70
2.63
1.85
1.45
1.43
1.11
Item
EducationLevel
Teachers ethnic
identity
6.257
.002*
23.998
.000*
*p<.05.
Items
Income
Mean
Std.
Deviation
133
69
2.96
3.23
1.15
1.33
5.487
.020*
*p<.05.
ahan
1299
1300
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