简介:Inthestudyathand,theimageofanelementaryschoolteacherinpublicshallbeanalyzedindetail:his/herreputation,characteristics,andtrustinhim/her.Especiallytheimageofelementaryschoolteachersshallbeconsidered.Thisinvestigationdealswiththequestion"Whymenmainlyteachatsecondaryschools".Areasonforthiscouldthebadimageandtheappreciationtowardselementaryschoolteachersinsociety.Tocounterthesetendencies,measureshavebeentaken,likeBoy'sDays,tomaketheelementaryschoolmoreattractiveformen,tooWiththehelpofpolarityprofilesanddistancescales,theimagesofmaleandfemaleelementaryschoolteachersarecompared.Theresultsshowthattheimageofelementaryschoolteachersisoverallpositivelyrated,butmenworkingatelementaryschoolsareimputedtoshowalternativebehaviorandfemalecharacteristics.Furtherresearchandimplicationforactingarenecessarytofindoutwhatrelationshipsexistbetweentheimageandthechoiceofprofessionofelementaryschoolteacherstotakeeffectivemainstreammeasures.