The evaluation of the teacher evaluation system in nursery and primary education and schools for part-time arts education

The research aims to study the practice and effects of teacher evaluation in schools for nursery and primary education and schools for part-time arts education. The study will analyze which characteristics the teacher evaluation systems have, how school characteristics influence the evaluation system , how different actors perceive the systems and what the effects of teacher evaluation are. Firstly, a survey will be administered to principals and all teachers in 100 schools for nursery and primary education and 10 schools for part-time arts education. Secondly, semi structured interviews will be conducted with the school community’s coordinator, the principal, a union representative and two teachers of 15 schools for nursery and primary education and 3 schools for part-time arts education.