Study of Professional Commitment of Secondary School Teachers across Certain Demographic Variables

Abstract

The present study was conducted to find out the differences in professional commitment of secondary school teachers across certain demographic variables. The sample of the study consisted of 111 randomly selected teachers [58 males: 29 government school teachers (18 rural ; 11 urban) and 29 private school teachers (09 rural ; 20 urban); 53 females: 28 government school teachers (18 rural; 10 urban) and 25 private school teachers (11 rural ; 14 urban)] teaching in government and private secondary schools of Aligarh (U.P.) Professional Commitment Scale for Teachers by Ravinder Kaur, Sarbjit Kaur Ranu and Sarvjeet Kaur Brar (2011) was administered to collect the data. The data were analyzed using descriptive analyses (Mean, Standard Deviations) and differential analyses (‘t’- test). The results of the study revealed that (i) there is significant difference between male and female secondary school teachers in respect of professional commitment (ii) there is no significant difference between rural and urban secondary school teachers in respect of professional commitment (iii) there is significant difference between government and private secondary school teachers in respect of professional commitment. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the head of institutions to create friendly environment, provide proper resources, develop good rapport, communicate effectively and deal with the staffs with utmost care and respect. Competencies of teachers may also be enhanced with the help of teacher training programs viz. workshops, seminars and interaction with experts.