Abstract
M.Ed. (Educational Psychology)
The motivation for this research-project is to find criteria to identify a good teacher. The education-profession can not afford to train teachers if they are not completely
dedicated. Such criteria can also be used for the appointment and/or promotion of efficient teachers. Therefore the purpose of this research is to find a set of criteria founded on theory and an empirical study which may be used to identify an efficient teacher. The focus must be on those factors which make a teacher efficient and effective. In this research a questionnaire was used, using post-graduate education students at the Randse Afrikaanse University. No differences in emphasis were found between the different groups, therefore the findings of the group as a whole were
accepted. Emphasis was placed on the following: a teacher must have respect for pupils' uniqueness and that children must also be accepted as valuable. Such teachers must have a love for children; and have a positive attitude towards and
respect for the teaching-profession. Educational implications of this study is founded in the fact that a good teacher is a teacher that is n master in his subject and thoroughly prepare his lecturers and also prepare the children for adulthood.