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The purpose of this research was to investigate the professional isolation problem of elementary school teachers in Taipei County. Through the study of the current situation, original cause and existing accommodate strategy of the mentioned professional isolation of teachers. This study tried to provide some suggestions that could be a starting point for the improvement of the working environments of the elementary education and quality of the education. The research was proceeded through the review of related literature, face to face interview and sampling questionnaire survey. A questionnaire was conducted to gather the data from 1461 school teachers through out the different types of elementary schools all over the Taipei County. The descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze data, and the following conclusions were made︰1. Under the consideration of over-all Professional Isolation, our elementary teachers are rated as medium degree of this issue. If we divided professional isolation into more detail categories, intellectual isolation, social isolation and mental isolation, we have more serious isolation on the intellectual field.2. The situation of professional isolation of elementary teacher is affected by their job position, age, serving period, family members, and geography of school, size of school and type of school.3. The major of the professional isolation could be come from the objective job conditions and subjective personal factors.4. The major of professional isolation is also affected by job position, age, serving period, geometry of school, size of school, the type of school.5. Although there are three strategies to deal with the professional isolation, adjusting strategy and break-through strategy are more commonly adopted.6. The accommodative strategy is affected by the gender, job position, age, serving period, geography of school, size of school, type of school.7. The tendency for elementary teacher to choose their accommodative strategy is related to the degree of their professional isolation. Teachers having high professional isolation tempt to use the adjusting and run-away strategy to solve their strait. As to those teachers with lower professional isolation degree is usually apply the break-through strategy to deal with their professional isolation problem. The following suggestions were recommended to solve the professional isolation problem︰1. The educational law should be amended by the education administrative department to increase the spare time for teachers to have interaction outside school.2. An educating supporting center is essential in an education system and should be supported by the organization of education administrative department.3. Education administrative department should proceed with the leveling system of teacher.4. The administrative leader of school must create the opportunity of interaction in the school.5. The administrative leader of school should encourage the inter-school cooperation.6. School educators should train themselves to use break through strategy as much as possible during problem solving.7. School educators should join the professional organization of education.
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