A Comparative Study of Job Satisfaction among the Teachers Working in Central Government and State Government School

Abstract

The progress of a nation in diverse fields ultimately depends upon the quality of its people which, in tum, depends upon how well the youngsters are molded by their parents and teachers. The Indian Education Commission, 1964-66, has rightly remarked in the opening sentence of the report that, "The destiny of India is now being shaped in her class rooms". The truth that, "No people can rise above the level of its teachers", as observed by National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986, is something which the planners, managers and administrators of education can ill afford to Ignore. Every teacher and educationist of experience knows that even the best curriculum and the most perfect syllabus remains dead unless quickened into life by the right kinds of teachers and right methods of teaching. Therefore, all the factors which influence the quality of education and its contribution to national development are the quality, competence and character of teachers, apart from the infrastructure and resources. So, nothing is more important than securing a sufficient supply of high quality recruits to the teaching profession providing them with the best possible professional preparation and creating