data be collected at the school. Only two schools had to be replaced
by other schools from the same region because of the principals not agreeing to the data collection. The next step was to
contact the teachers’ representative at each school. The teachers’ representative informed the teachers about the data
collection, that the purpose of the study was to explore working conditions for the teachers, and that the participation was
anonymous and voluntary for the individual teachers. At that point, the decision to participate was made by the teaching
staff at each school. The teachers’ representative also arranged for a specific period of time (60 min) to be set aside for
teachers to simultaneously respond to the questionnaire. The data collection was administered by two trained research
assistants visiting the schools and bringing the questionnaires back.