Prestiż zawodu nauczyciela w percepcji różnych aktorów życia szkoły
The prestige of the teaching profession in the perception of the different school life actors

Summary/Abstract: In studies on the prestige of professions conducted since 1975 by the Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS), teachers invariably occupy a high position. In 2013, teachers were included among seven professions that are most respected by society. However, teachers themselves do not feel that their profession was socially respected. In a study of time and working conditions of teachers, respondents, when asked what benefits their job brings them, replied that it allows them to interact with people (96%) and provides them with an opportunity of personal development (85%), and about 60% indicated that the teaching profession does not bring them prestige or money. On the other hand, in the Teaching and Learning International Study more than 80% of teachers pointed to the fact that low prestige poses a problem in performing this profession, and about 40% mentioned low authority among students. The discrepancy of qualitative results between the hierarchy of professions and perception of prestige by teachers themselves are the starting point to pose the question of what determines the prestige of the teaching profession. In this article the author identifying components of the prestige of the teaching profession, shows internal diversion of the prestige of teachers, and identifying the conditions for awarding prestige to the teaching profession by different actors of school life.

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