Political pressure has caused a wave of teachers to flee, survey reflects 40% of Hong Kong teachers intend to “break up”
The Association of Teachers’ Association President Fung Wai-wah criticized the increasing political pressure, worried about the continued loss of teachers affect the quality of education
A survey in Hong Kong shows that there is a crisis of potential mass exodus from the teaching profession due to “increasing political pressure”.
Radio Free Asia reports that the Education Professionals Association (EPA) conducted an online questionnaire survey from last month 29 to this month 5, interviewing teachers and principals of secondary schools, elementary school, kindergartens and special schools, returning a total of 1178 responses. According to the survey, 40% of the teachers interviewed intend to leave the local education sector, nearly 20% of them have plans to resign or retire early, while another 20% said they “tend to leave, but have no specific plans”. When asked when they expect to leave, 11.3 percent said they have or will leave during or at the end of the school year.
The survey reflected that 40% of the teachers surveyed intended to leave the local education sector. When asked why, 70% said it was because of “increasing political pressure”. The HKTA asked the government to improve governance and asked the authorities to stop interfering with the profession.
The questionnaire also asked respondents who intended to leave the profession why they chose to leave. 70% of the 474 respondents cited “increasing political pressure” as the main reason for their departure, “dissatisfaction with the social situation in Hong Kong” and “dissatisfaction with the education policy in Hong Kong”. Dissatisfaction with Hong Kong’s education policy” were also 55% and nearly 40% respectively.
In addition, among the 704 respondents who chose or preferred to stay in the education sector in Hong Kong, nearly 60% of them chose “to stay with their families in Hong Kong” as the main reason, while a few 50% and 44% chose “the financial situation does not allow them to leave” and “to get used to the life in Hong Kong” respectively. I am used to the life in Hong Kong”. The survey also pointed out that 80% of the respondents were dissatisfied with the social and political environment, and nearly 80% were dissatisfied with the education system and policies.
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