Exhibit 2.8
Sources of Advice about Classes
Q330 (Students) Who are the people you could go to if you needed advice about what classes
to take at school?
Q410/410 (Parents/Teachers) Who are the people your child/your students would most like-
ly go to if they needed advice about what classes to take at school?
Student Base: All Students
Parent Base: Secondary School Parents
Teacher Base: All Teachers
Students
Parents
Teachers
Base: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3961 . . . . . . . . .855 . . . . . . . . .1010
%
%
%
Sources of support
Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 . . . . . . . . . . .87 . . . . . . . . . . .44
Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 . . . . . . . . . . .33 . . . . . . . . . . .49
Educators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 . . . . . . . . . . .53 . . . . . . . . . . .94
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 . . . . . . . . . . .5 . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Education support index . . . . . . . . . . . .2.3 . . . . . . . . . .1.8 . . . . . . . . . .1.9
Getting a Good Education -- Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway?
While many teens (57%) take responsibility for getting a good education, many oth-
ers (42%) think that it is someone else's responsibility (Exhibit 2.9):
·
19% say that it's their parent's job, and
·
22% say it's the responsibility of their teachers.
That more teens aren't taking the lead in this area is hardly surprising given what par-
ents and teachers have to say about this subject. In the minority are those that think
that students should take responsibility:
·
Among parents, only 16% feel that it's their child's job, and
·
Among teachers, the comparable number is 36%.
So, if parents and teachers don't think it's the child's job, then whose job is it to ensure
that students get a good education? Sixty-six percent of parents feel responsible.
Thirty percent of teachers agree that it is the parent's responsibility. Some teachers
(31%) feel that the responsibility rests with them.
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