Authors

Govinda Lingam, The University of the South PacificFollow
Narsamma Lingam, The University of the South PacificFollow
Lalesh Sharma, The University of the South PacificFollow

Educational Reforms and Implications on Teachers’ World of Work: Perspectives of Fijian Primary Teachers

Abstract

This preliminary study reports on educational changes and its impact on primary teachers’ world of work in Fiji. Data were gathered from 38 primary teachers, using a questionnaire of Likert scale items and open-ended questions aiming to identify the intensity of the changes that have occurred in their work. The data analysis reveals the educational reforms as having intensified the work of teachers. In this regard, the principal stakeholder needs to be mindful of cumulative ongoing changes, to avoid any serious ramifications for teachers’ workload and in turn children’s learning outcomes. Teachers themselves highlighted the need for future changes to include more opportunities for continuous professional development to enable them to cope well with new demands of work. Implications of the study’s findings are also pertinent to other developing contexts such as those in the Pacific region and beyond because of ongoing transformations occurring in education systems worldwide

Recommended Citation

Lingam, G., Lingam, N., & Sharma, L. (2017). Educational Reforms and Implications on Teachers’ World of Work: Perspectives of Fijian Primary Teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42(1). https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2017v42n1.2