Authors :
Dr. Albert S. Tirkey
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20SEP219
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Abstract :
Education seeks to develop the innate inner
capacities of man. The ultimate goal of education is to
prepare the students to be responsible and mentally
healthy person to live on this earth. In order to achieve
this, students are to be molded only by making them
experience the significance of values in the school itself.
In most of the cases education takes place under the
guidance of teachers. Teachers are the biggest
influencers in a student’s life. Their personality and
attitudes contribute to a great extend in students
learning. In this respect, determining the attitude of
prospective teachers towards teaching profession is of
great importance. The main objectives of this paper are
to test: academic attitude of prospective teachers
towards teaching profession; and administrative
attitude of prospective teachers towards teaching
profession. Tool used for the study was ‘attitude scale
towards teaching’, developed by Dr. (Mrs.) Ummen
Kulsum. In order to analyze the data, Z-score in terms
of standard deviations from the mean was used. The
study was delimited to West Garo Hills District of
Meghalaya.
Keywords :
Attitude, Academic, Administrative, Teaching Profession
Education seeks to develop the innate inner
capacities of man. The ultimate goal of education is to
prepare the students to be responsible and mentally
healthy person to live on this earth. In order to achieve
this, students are to be molded only by making them
experience the significance of values in the school itself.
In most of the cases education takes place under the
guidance of teachers. Teachers are the biggest
influencers in a student’s life. Their personality and
attitudes contribute to a great extend in students
learning. In this respect, determining the attitude of
prospective teachers towards teaching profession is of
great importance. The main objectives of this paper are
to test: academic attitude of prospective teachers
towards teaching profession; and administrative
attitude of prospective teachers towards teaching
profession. Tool used for the study was ‘attitude scale
towards teaching’, developed by Dr. (Mrs.) Ummen
Kulsum. In order to analyze the data, Z-score in terms
of standard deviations from the mean was used. The
study was delimited to West Garo Hills District of
Meghalaya.
Keywords :
Attitude, Academic, Administrative, Teaching Profession
