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Here's an excerpt. Download the file if you're interested. There's only about 1 page of writing. The bulk of the report is just graphs. Also, the pdf file is in both Japanese and English so I'd like to encourage you to print out copies of the report and give it to your JTEs or BOEs. Try asking them why they think ALTs think they have better relationships with their JTEs and schools than the JTEs do or why HS JTEs rate their ALTs as more professional than ALTs rate themselves. :)

All ALT General Information

1. 60-80% of HS ALTs are comfortable talking to their JTEs, their Board of Education, and other ALTs. Only 20% feel comfortable talking to their school principal and vice principal, the ALT Advisor, and the PA.

High School ALT and JTE Data Summary

1. HS ALTs rate workplace relationships very well, but for HS JTEs there is a wide variation.

2. Most HS JTEs meet daily, monthly, or never. HS ALTs seem to meet either weekly or multi-weekly. However, considering there is 1 ALT for many JTEs, this result is somewhat expected.

3. HS JTEs are more comfortable than their ALTs in bringing up issues.

4. HS ALTs rated themselves as less professional than the JTEs rated them. (In contrast to Non-HS ALTs.)

5. No HS ALTs think their school/JTE(s) are dissatisfied with their performance.

6. No HS JTEs are very comfortable with their foreign language ability.

7. Most HS ALTs felt they got at least a little better understanding of JTEs opinions. 50% of HS ALTs definitely got a better understanding of other ALTs.

Non-High School ALT and JTE Data Summary

1. 40% of JTEs marked that the relationship is so-so or there is no relationship, but 60% of ALTs think they have a good relationship.

2. About 10% of ALTs are not comfortable bringing up issues with their JTE.

3. Non-HS ALTs think they are more professional than Non-HS JTEs think they are. (In contrast to the HS data.)

4. Non-HS ALTs are much more comfortable with their foreign language ability than HS ALTs are. Non-HS JTEs are also more comfortable with their foreign language ability; however there was a low JTE response rate for this question.

5. When asked if the Non-HS ALT got a better understanding of JTE’s perspectives, the answers were split fairly evenly between yes (about 40%), no (about 20%), and a little (about 15%). When asked if Non-HS ALTs got a better understanding of ALT’s perspectives, about 15% of respondents said no, but about 50% said yes.