Attitude of Jaintia Hills Secondary School Teachers towards Teaching Profession

Authors: [1] Riyameka Lapasam [2] Dr. Brinda B. Kharbirymbai

Pages: 26-30

Abstract:

Teaching is a noble profession. In order to be a successful teacher one must have a favourable attitude towards the profession. Attitude towards teaching profession is an emotionalized tendency, organized through teaching experiences to react positively towards teaching. This study intends to determine the attitude of Jaintia Hills secondary school teachers towards teaching profession. The study is descriptive in nature. The sample consists of 200 secondary school teachers whereby technique of stratified random sampling technique was employed. The statistical techniques of mean, standard deviation, percentage and ttest were used for analysis. The findings revealed that teachers have a positive attitude towards teaching profession and this attitude differ with respect to gender and locale.