Portrait of non-legally qualified teachers in Quebec schools and their influence on student success

Because it plans to paint a portrait of non-legally qualified teachers and the effects of the teaching they provide on the academic success and perseverance of primary and secondary students, this project is in response to the need # 7 of the call for proposals. Little data is currently available on the number of non-legally qualified teachers in Quebec schools, their personal and professional profile or their influence on the perseverance and success of their students. Considering the crucial role of the teacher in academic success and perseverance, it is important to document on the one hand the activity of people who act as teachers in the school system, and on the other hand the effect on the students' journey. This project will make it possible to 1. Describe and compare the portrait of people who are legally qualified or not; 2. Describe and compare the effects on the academic success of students of teaching provided by legally qualified or non-legally qualified people and 3. Understand the effect of training courses and professional experiences on the exercise of the teaching profession. In order to highlight the influence of qualification in the exercise of the teaching profession and as a corollary its effects on students, this study provides a comparative study between legally qualified people and those who are not. For objective 1, two data sources will be used: 1) administrative data from the human resources department of School Service Centers, and 2) data from a. a socio-demographic questionnaire to which teachers will be invited to respond and b. a questionnaire assessing their perception of mastery of professional teaching skills as well as their feelings of satisfaction, stress and effectiveness with regard to the tasks entrusted to them. The analyzes will highlight the differences on these variables depending on whether these people are legally qualified or not. For objective 2, the effects on students will be examined by pairing classes taught by legally qualified people with those taught by people who are not. Beyond performance, students' perceptions of classroom interactions and their engagement will be evaluated, since these variables influence academic success and perseverance. For objective 3, interviews will be conducted with teachers. The analysis plan provides for descriptive analyzes for all variables, t-tests to identify differences between legally qualified and non-legally qualified teachers, as well as multivariate analyzes of variance. Ultimately, defining who the teachers are in Quebec schools and better understanding the effects of their training on the practice of the profession and on various variables linked to student success constitutes an essential contribution to the direction of future policies. educational. This knowledge will also have an impact on the training offer in Quebec universities and on the continuing education offer that school service centers could put in place.