SOCIAL STUDIES CSEC SCHOOL BASE ASSESSMENT
Name: Kyria Jeremiah
Candidate Number:
Name of School: St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School
Teacher’s Name: Kadionne Gayle
Territory: Jamaica
Subject: Social Studies
Topic: Teachers migration-its levels and causes in the district of Browns
Town.
PROBLEM STATEMENTS:
1.What are the factors that contribute to the increasing levels of teachers migrating
in Brown’s Town community.
2.Which age group accounts for the highest levels of teacher migration in the
community.
3.What are the effects of migration of teachers on schools and students in Brown’s
Town.
4.What can be done to reduce the problems of teacher’s migration in the
community of Brown’s Town?
Rationale
The area under investigation is Brown’s town, a small rural community which is
located in St Ann, Jamaica . This community has approximately 300 teachers.
These are people from the ages of 25 to 60 years old. Of these ,the ladies are -180
and men-120.Brown’s town has seen almost………..
Method of Investigation -Questionnaire
A questionnaire is a research instrument that consist of a set of questions for the
purpose of gathering information from respondents through surveys or statical
study. Using a questionnaire, according to “yourarticlelibrary.com” would be an
excellent method of data collection. Questionnaires have a number of advantages
these includes; Wide coverage-for example if the government of Jamaica wishes to
conduct a poll, accounting for the number of persons who didn’t vote; to interview
everyone in Jamaica would be excessive. However, questionnaires could be
distributed and the information could be collected from everyone. Rapidity, replies
are received quickly in this method. Lack of personal contact, for the sake of the
current pandemic. This method would prevent less spread of the virus.
Dear Residents,
Good day, this is a survey being carried out in the Brown’s town,
St. Ann community to determine the reasons for the increasing levels of teacher’s
migration in the community. The survey also seeks to find out the problems faced
with schools, the age group which accounts for the highest level and suggestions
on what can be done to reduce the levels of teacher’s migration in Brown’s town.
This study is being conducted as a part of the requirement for a Social Studies
source that, I am currently pursuing. Please answer the questions as honestly as
possible. There are no wrong or right answers, just put a tick in the spaces
provided or write on the lines where necessary. Thank you for your assistance.
Kyria Jeremiah, student, St. Hilda’s Diocesan High
Questionnaire
Topic: Teacher migration in the 25-60 age group in the community: reasons for the
high levels, problems face and suggestions on how to reduce the level and
problems faced.
Instructions: Answer all questions.
1.Gender
Male
Female
2.To which age group do you belong to?
25-35
36-46
47-57
58-60
3.At what age group, do you think migrating teachers are most common to?
25-35
36-46
47-57
58-60
4.Why do teacher migrate?
Low wages and little benefits from government
Violence in schools inflicted by students
Lack of infrastructure in school
Poor health and safety standards
No professional development opportunities
5.Do you think teachers migration have a negative effect on students?
Yes
No
6.Do you believe that the society is responsible for the migrating of young
teachers?
Yes
No
7.What are the consequences of teachers migrating on the country?
Brain drain
Transfer of technology
The country receives little to no return on these investments
Depopulation
8.How does the migrating of teachers affect the school?
It lowers the schools staff quantity
A low quality of education to offer to students
It causes the schools to produce dysfunctional graduates
Critical subjects have had to be dropped by students
The schools have to merge classes to make up for the shortfall
9.How can schools in Brown’s town prevent teachers from migrating to “greener
pastures”?
Stop overworking teachers for little pay
Have teacher seminars to educate teacher of their importance in the country.
Celebrate and appreciate the work they are doing
Give teachers free lunches
Give teacher better work stations
10.What can the government do to reduce teacher’s migration?
Pay the teacher a lot of money
Give the teachers scholarship programs and let them remain in the country
Advance the profession by offering a modern approach to teacher representation
and educational advocacy
Promote professionalism, collaboration and excellence without a partisan agenda
Increase the benefits of teachers by covering their health insurance.
11.Do you think the government should make laws to curtail the number of
migrating teacher’s, so that we can have “the place of choice to live,work,raise
families and do business”?
Yes
No
12.Which additional measures can the government take to stop teachers from
leaving?
Put together a decent professional work package for the nation’s teachers
Provide housing solutions
Increase resources used by teachers for example laptop and other stationery items
Increase professional development opportunities
13. How can the community of browns town support the schools affected morally?
Encourage students to give up because of the frustration that they have to deal with
not having a teacher.
Create activities to relieve students and educational staff of the mental distraught
Offer schools financial support
14.What can students do to reduce the effects on themselves from absent teacher’s?
Study and practice in free time
Do additional research on the subject
Contact other subject teacher in various schools to get help
Blame it on the schools
15.What else can be done to reduce the problems of teachers’ migration?
Other: -------------------------------------
Procedure for data collection
The instrument that was used is a printed questionnaire. The questionnaire had
fifteen questions including the demographic data. There were fourteen closes
ended and one open ended question. Twenty instruments were distributed to five
males and fifteen females in the 25-35 age group and males in the 47-57 age group.
The researcher with the assistance of a friend collected the data. Random sampling
or deliberate selection was done at every other house. The data collection period
was from December 1, 2022 to December 15,2022. The data was collected from
the Brown’s town, a sub-rural community in St. Ann. The researcher and a friend
distributed and collected the instrument by hand. It was necessary a it ensures
accurate data and it was the only way the researcher had to access data which is
both valid and reliable.
Presentation of data
A total of twenty questionnaire were distributed and collected. Data will be
presented in the form of statement and on diagrams such as tables, bar graph, and
pie chart.
Figure 1: Pie chart showing the age group of respondents
Figure 2: