Yes there is certain difference in status of teachers in private sector:

They supposed to be multi-tasker, more efficient worker and involved in research & consultancy work apart from teaching students.

Socially they are not so engaged as they get less time in comparison to govt. sector.

They are more growth oriented and innovates quite often.

yes, teachers working in private sectors need to focus on research, counseling and teaching.

They get good amount of salary as well and they can manage their time efficiently.

Dear Mool Raj Sharma,

I think it is not easy to generalize teachers' experience with the variable of private and public.

A junior colleague at the University of Hong Kong has just finished her Master degree research dissertation on the case of teachers in India. Interestingly the comparison she made is between two groups of teachers in two different private (NGO managed) Indian schools.  Both of them with underprivileged students.

The difference between two groups was big in terms of motivation and emotion, identity, sense of mission etc.

I think that the variation inside a sector could be huge and we should not overlook. That is why, I started saying here, perhaps research measuring emotions and attitudes of teachers based on the binary of private/public can miss out a lot of details, in fact, too much to be plausible. 

Hello,

Here in Brazil there are major differences between the two groups. There are significant differences among the teachers of private and public sector, with advantage for teachers in the public sector. But there is also difference between what they do and the status of the two groups reflect this. However our private system is an elitist system, selective, anchored in the academic education of high level, even for a few. The public system rather have firm commitments on issues such as equity, student diversity, social inclusion, and a commitment to accept and teach everyone.

But to say that you're a teacher of the private sector in Brazil has more status than being a teacher in the public sector, because they have higher salary.

See you later,

@ Ritesh, Thanks Sir, I fully agree with your views but question arise that, Is this the case with all institutions or Is it true for only quality institutions.

Thanks Jae Park, Good to hear from Hong Kong about Indian scenario. Yes, many variable can be taken into consideration while differentiating the two sector that's why I posed this question. I would highly thankful and shall appreciate your move if you can just share the recommendations or suggestions given by you in this dissertation. 

Thanks Sérgio Eustáquio Silva, It is not the case here in India because here, equity in Public/Govt. sector is there but private sector have lots of variations in terms of task assignment and salaries etc.

 I would like to endorse what  Jae Park said. the variables are different and variations are huge in both public and private sectors in India. For example  the faculty turn over in private sector is huge in comparison to public sector.

As for a faculty to properly plan and execute a research and also to utilize its outcome to stay in a similar setting (if not the same setting) is very vital.

Being socially engaging differs from person to person and how far the type of setting plays a role in this is debatable. I have worked in private as well as public sector and i found both situations equally challenging and stimulating!

The financial or Salary variations as you suggest might be a differentiating factor between the public and private sectors, but in terms of pro-activeness and faculty freedom, i found private sector to be a bit forward than public sector which is very rigid and rule works mainly on precedence. 

regards

Rathish 

Generally, I believe the status of teachers working in private sectors benefit more than those in the government/public due to following reasons:

a. More chances of professional development. More seminars and trainings are conducted for its staff to further enhance their current knowledge and skills.

b. More positive outlook towards research. This is an area of concern which private companies continue to keep up so its staff will broaden their research and investigation skills as a way of enhancing current trends and practice in a particular field.

c. Salaries and benefits are a lot more competitive.

In Indian scenario mostly in private institutions teachers are less paid, more exploited and have little freedom to speak for their rights. But at the same time are more effective and efficient due to better supervision, recognition and greater focus of the institutions for achievement. In the recent times trend is changing, some institutions are charging the parents heavily promising through professional service and thus paying teachers well. But still graduates prefer government job for reasons like they need to work less, less pressure of performance,one can get transfer and heavy payment in return. Choice of institution for teaching rarely made on the basis of better service environment, learning opportunities and professional growth.

I can´t comment on Asian institutions but in Europe the differences are often quite the opposite of those related above. The private schools, unless they are very well known and financially secure, offer lower salaries than their public couunterparts and do not have pension schemes and other benefits in place. This leads to a strange double standard in some cases where non educationally qualified people can obtain teaching posts in some schools and in one country in my experience the private, international sector is the poor relation in terms of native teachers, who, if they pass their final exams well enough, will always take state school posts. Of course there are always exceptions - a really famous, high achieving private school will pay better than state schools and offer benefits such as accommodation and advancement as well and thus attract high performing staff. Add to that the smaller class sizes and generally less bureaucratic environment in the private sector and the attraction to teaching in a private school can be clearly seen. As to the social or perceived status of teachers in both arenas. In my experience, parents and others, because they pay high fees, believe that the staff are better paid than they actually are and tend to have a higher regard for teacher´s status.

@Marks Thanks for adding, There is a possibility that  some similarities can be found in Asian settings also.

I do agree with Mark Smythers. It all depends on the type of institution. In our country, there are many private schools which are of standard and teachers working in these institutions may be getting lower salary than the teachers working in Govt. schools but are socially respected.  With massive growth of professional colleges in the country,  faculty is exploited because of availability of large pool  of unemployed individuals. Leaving aside a few working at higher level, low salary in comparison to AICTE scales  is given to faculty.  A person working in higher institution of learning, getting paid as per the scale and who is having a regular employment   may enjoy  higher status than others.

 Nice to hear from respected Tulsi madam. There is no doubt on your views on the said topic and I fully agree especially with " faculty is exploited because of availability of large pool of unemployed individuals"

Hello.

I also agree that differences depend on the school within each sector, however in México, the overall social perception regarding teacher preparedeness and commitment is better for those working in the private sector.  This assumption prevails although you can find good and bad teachers in both sectors.    

Regarding economic differences, again, the overall perception is that teachers from the public sector earn much less than those from the private sector. 

It would be interesting to compare the overall social perception to actual differences.

Greetings

Thanks @ Martinez. Yes, With regard to preparedness and commitment, its there and I May call it universally true perhaps. Its also good to know that private sector teachers earn more than those from the public sector!!!

It is two way journey..on one part private education has opened employment opportunity for thousands of teachers but on the other side there is certain variations in offering of different private institutions. Teachers with good teaching capacity and research skills are getting a lot of gains in private institutions. Overall situation is good, some improvement are always welcome.