Hello
My name is Madhup Srivastava and I am teaching in Whitireia Polytechnic Porirua. I am conducting a survey and invite you to participate in my survey on Teacher Career Choice by Minority Individuals in New Zealand. In this survey, approximately 250 Teachers and/or Teacher Training School students will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about their motivation, experiences, objectives and other relevant areas. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point.
Your survey responses will be stricly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Madhup Srivastava at
04 2373100/3857 (extn.) or by email at the email address specified below.
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
Please respond to the following questions based on your Recent or Past community involvement during your college education. (Ethnic community: community of people who share a common language and cultural heritage)
Please respond to these questions based on your past or current experience with the selection and admission process in a teachers' training college. Reflect on your school years (upto Year 13). Think of your most favourite teacher or class. Check up to 6 items that contributed to your feelings positive about this class
Think of a class (upto year 13) in which you had negative feelings. Check up to 6 items that contributed to these feelings:
At what age did you first realise that you want to become a teacher?
Who or what do you think were your primary forces of influence on your decision to become a teacher?(Select up to 6 items that apply the most)
Was there someone in your family who is/was a teacher? If applicable, please identify the person's relation to you. What was the reaction of people around you when you made your final decision to become a teacher?
In your culture, how is the teacher perceived and defined?
I entered the teachers'training college
While being in the teachers'training programme,I was/am:
Of all the teacher education related courses that I took, the one that was most memorable to me was:
(course title/description) The classes that I personally found most valuable and memorable are the ones in which:
(choose 3 most significant factors)
The most meaningful classes are often offered through the department of:
In general, my experience in the teacher preparation courses are: (choose up to 3 responses that most applicable)
How often are issues of race and culture become central focus in your teacher education courses (reading, discussion, debate, etc.)?
How often were the issues of social and educational equity and justice become the central focus of your teacher education courses?
Whenever issues of race and culture came up, I felt that I:
As a person of ethnic and/or linguistic minority, I feel that my background and lived experiences are/were:
As a person of ethnic and/or linguistic minority in the programme, I often felt that:
As a person of ethnic and/or linguistic minority in the programme, I:
Throughout the teacher preparation programme:
Upon graduating from the teacher education programme, I am/was looking forward to having a teaching position in schools with
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