Educator attitudes Data dictionary
Attributes
Outcome area | Community attitudes |
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Priority | Key sector attitudes to people with disability |
Measure |
Educators are disability confident and respond positively to people with disability1. |
Most recent data |
2022 |
Baseline data |
2022 |
Population |
Educators – people aged 18 and over who are employed in the education sector (including child care, preschools, primary, secondary, and special schools, technical and vocational education, universities and other higher education institutions, adult education, and community education). |
Numerator |
Number of positive responses from educators to a series of questions about confidence in responding positively to and in ability to advise, assist and treat people with disability.2 |
Denominator |
Number of valid responses from educators to a series of questions about confidence in responding positively to and in ability to advise, assist and treat people with disability.2 |
Computation description |
For each educator respondent, the number of positive responses about confidence in responding positively to and in ability to advise, assist and treat people with disability is divided by the number of valid responses to these questions. The resulting proportion is then weighted and averaged across all educators. Expressed as an average percentage of positive responses. |
Computation |
Sum of [Respondent weight × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)] ÷ Weighted number of valid educator respondents |
Notes |
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Source
Source Name | Department of Social Services – Australia’s Disability Strategy Survey – Share with us |
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Measure
Measure | Educator attitudes |
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