Teachers and Their Children

Bassett G. W. “The Occupational Background of Teachers”. The Australian Journal of Education, 2, July, 1958, 79–90.

“Teachers” is used here to include all engaged as professional officers, whether as teachers, headmasters, inspectors, etc.

The assistance rendered by the N.S.W. Director-General of Education, the President, N.S.W. Teachers' Federation, the Director of External Studies, University of New England, Miss M. Chisholm, and Mr. J. Sheppard, Armidale Teachers' College, is gratefully acknowledged.

Census of the Commonwealth of Australia, 30th June, 1947. Part XVIII, Occupation, published 1952. Adapted from Table 4, pp. 1410–1501.

In the sense that the grandfather, father and at least one of the children were teachers.

The figures are maximum ones including all in training and those who entered teaching initially and later resigned. The survey was not designed to reveal the wastage in training or in service.

Of those qualified to proceed by the possession of the Leaving Certificate.

This finding is contrary to one of the conclusions drawn from the earlier study.