The purpose of this study is to present theoretically and practically the basic data to set up a new direction of personnel management system for teachers by analysing the cases of foreign countries. As subject nations, the USA, the Great Britain, Ger...
The purpose of this study is to present theoretically and practically the basic data to set up a new direction of personnel management system for teachers by analysing the cases of foreign countries. As subject nations, the USA, the Great Britain, Germany, Japan and France were selected among nations which can be references in our system development. The results of the analysis were as follows: (1) teacher training system; (2) teachers' qualification system; (3) teachers' salary system; (4) welfare policies for teachers; and (5) in-service training system.
What is important among the comparison results of teacher training system is the trend to extend training years from the level of undergraduate courses to that of graduate courses. In the case of Japan differential qualification certificates for teachers are awarded according to levels of schools and kinds of qualifications. Also in the cases of Germany and France qualification certificates for teachers are awarded to the applicants who passed the national examination for employing teachers. Germany and France adopt the apprenticeship for a certain period before employing teachers formally.
As for the salary system, most of the developed countries adopt the incentive policy for employing new teachers who got degrees of Masters and Doctors. In addition to this, special advantages are given to excellent teachers with good ability and record.
Finally, in the case of welfare system various kinds of benefits are given to teachers in the following areas: (1) the area related with the life of teachers as instructors; (2) the area related with teachers' life in both home and community; and (3) the area related with teachers' life after retirement.