Workload and Work Intensification in Education

What term does the paper advance to explain how workload and work intensification function together in teachers' work?

• Work-life balance

• Time management

• Time poverty

• Stress management

According to the research, what is undermined by the experience of a heavy workload and heightened work intensification?

• Teachers' salaries

• Teachers' capacity to deliver educational priorities

• Students' attendance

• School infrastructure

What are some of the negative impacts of workload and work intensification on teachers mentioned in the paper?

• Increased salary and job satisfaction

• Improved student performance and engagement

• Negative impact on health, wellbeing, and attrition

• Enhanced professional development opportunities

What is the main concern about teachers' work as mentioned in the text?

• Lack of professional development

• Feelings of hurriedness and not having enough time

• Low salaries

• Poor working conditions

What does the term "work intensification" refer to?

• The amount of work done over a given period

• The complexity and demands associated with a particular task or set of tasks

• The number of hours worked each week

• The balance between work and leisure time

According to Apple's work intensification thesis, what has made teachers' work more intense?

• Increased vacation time

• Considerably heavier workloads

• Reduced accountability demands

• Increased frontline support

What concept does Beck's (2017) definition of "heavy hours" refer to?

• The feeling of being pulled in multiple directions at once

• The feeling of having too much free time

• The feeling of having no accountability

• The feeling of being underutilized

According to the text, what is the range of hours that Japanese elementary school teachers reported working at school on a usual weekday?

• 8 to 10 hours

• 10 to 12 hours

• 13.5 to 16 hours

• 16 to 18 hours

What are some of the "non-core" tasks that have increased teachers' workload?

• Teaching additional subjects

• Administration labelled as "paperwork"

• Coaching sports teams

• Organizing school events

What strategy do teachers use to manage excessive workload according to Stacey et al. (2020)?

• Delegating tasks to students

• Triage their work to manage tasks including data collection and accountability requirements

• Reducing the number of classes they teach

• Hiring personal assistants