Relationship Between Professional Commitment and Attitude Towards Teaching among Secondary School Teachers

Education is as old as human race. It is never ending process of inner growth and development. Its period stretches from cradle to grave. The present system of education needs radical changes if it is to meet the purpose of a modern, democratic and socialistic society because rapid expansion in the field of education throughout the country has resulted in dilution of the quality and standard in education. The commitment of teachers has become doubtable through out the world. In the present study investigator has revealed the relationship between Professional commitment and Attitude towards teaching secondary school teachers. The sample of study comprised of 100 teachers of secondary school drawn from government and private schools of Gurgaon Districts of Haryana. The results of the study revealed positive and significant relationship between Professional commitment and Attitude towards teaching in case of rural and urban, government & private, male and female, and total sample. Which shows that if the teacher is committed towards his profession then the effectiveness of teaching will be high and vice-versa. Education in real sense is to humanize humanity and to make life progressive, cultural and civilized. However, our educa- tional system has been criticized on many accounts, particu- larly from its quality. The report of education commission (1964-66) says in this connection "that education could be made a powerful instrument of social, economic and cultural transformation and that quality education is necessary for na- tional survival has been realized by everyone and there is no one in the field of education to whom the message has not reached. " The general dissatisfaction and impatience with in the existing system of education and the demand and insist- ence to improve the present programmed is unmistakable. The present system of education needs radical changes if it is to meet the purpose of a modern, democratic and so- cialistic society. Continued rapid expansion in the field of education throughout the country has resulted in dilution of the quality and standard in education moreover, the socio- logical and technological developments make it imperative that there must be corresponding qualitative improvement along with the quantitative expansion at all levels of educa- tion which is not only desirable, but also inevitable. It is very well known that developed nations of the world are conduct- ing experiments and formulating new theories and principles for making education more effective. Thus it is very clear that education is a process of bringing about a desirable change in child's behavior, knowledge, skills, attitudes values and as- piration level. Professional Commitment The role of the professional has been receiving much atten- tion in recent years. Professional commitment or dedication seems a desirable quality for education administrators who here agent needs to be concerned with professional commit- ment yet commitment to the profession is not a requirement for securing or holding a position in education. A review of literature shows that there has been concerned about profes- sional commitment especially in the field of education. It has also been suggested that commitment may be a basic source of motivation since a person is more likely to perform when he is committed to a cause.