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Table 3 Distribution of demographic and occupational characteristics within each teacher type

From: Five teacher profiles in student-centred curricula based on their conceptions of learning and teaching

 

Total group (N = 319)

Transmitters (N = 19)

Organizers (N = 80)

Intermediates (N = 70)

Facilitators (N = 65)

Conceptual change agents (N = 85)

Medical School

      

- Maastricht (N,%)

135

6 (31.6%)

23 (28.7%)

24 (34.3%)

26 (40.0%)

56 (65.9%)

- Amsterdam (N,%)

184

13 (68.4%)

57 (71.3%)

46 (65.7%)

39 (60.0%)

29 (34.1%)

Gender

      

- Men

147

6 (31.6%)

36 (45.0%)

34 (48.6%)

22 (33.8%)

49 (57.6%)

- Women

172

13 (68.4%)

44 (55.0%)

36 (51.4%)

43 (66.2%)

36 (42.4%)

Age

 

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

- ≤ 50 yrs

210

     

- > 50 yrs

109

     

Discipline

 

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

- Medical doctors

158

     

- Basic scientists

92

     

- Other (psychologist, sociologist)

69

     

Hours spent on educational tasks (percentage of total number of working hours)

      

- < 25%

240

18 (94.7%)

66 (82.5%)

56 (80.0%)

43 (66.2%)

57 (67.1%)

- ≥ 25%

79

1 (5.3%)

14 (17.5%)

14 (20.0%)

22 (33.8%)

28 (32.9%)

Educational role

      

- delivery of education

111

10 (52.6%)

35 (43.7%)

33 (47.1%)

12 (18.5%)

21 (24.7%)

- delivery combined with educational management, development, and/or research

208

9 (47.4%)

45 (56.3%)

37 (52.9%)

53 (81.5%)

64 (75.3%)

Type of educational tasks

      

- lectures only

20

1 (5.3%)

9 (11.3%)

8 (11.4%)

2 (3.1%)

0 (0%)

- combination: lecturing and small groups, and/or practicals or skills training

239

13 (68.4%)

55 (68.7%)

46 (65.7%)

56 (86.1%)

69 (81.2%)

-small groups only

60

5 (26.3%)

16 (20.0%)

16 (22.9%)

7 (10.8%)

16 (18.8%)

Rank

 

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

- (associate) professor

60

     

- no (associate) professor

259

     

Teaching experience

 

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

- < 5 yrs

86

     

- ≥ 5 yrs

233

     
  1. Percentages are reported per cell and per teacher type if significant when calculating Chi squares; n.s. means not significant.