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TEACHER WORK LOAD [1 record]

Record 1 1999-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

The time spent by a teacher on all teaching-related activities, such as classroom teaching, preparation of lectures, assignments, and examinations, grading, student counseling, professional development and creative activity. Usually expressed in terms of hours spent per week.

DEF

The total obligations connected with a teacher's classwork. It is usually measured by the number of classes taught per day and the total number of students enrolled in those classes.

OBS

See entry entitled "charge de travail (d'un professeur)" in AUPET.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
DEF

Quantité de travail exigée des enseignants et du personnel d'administration ou de direction. Elle est d'ordinaire exprimée en heures et comprend l'enseignement proprement dit, la préparation des cours, la direction des activités des élèves, la correction des examens, etc.

OBS

D'après le Vocabulaire de l'éducation au Québec, l'expression «charge professorale» est un anglicisme.

OBS

La définition du terme «charge d'enseignement» se trouve sous la rubrique «charge professorale».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración escolar y paraescolar
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