A study of relationship among job Preference, professional adjustment And job satisfaction of secondary School teachers

Abstract

Education is fundamentally a phenomenon of Interaction between the pupil and teacher. It is said, "What the soul is to the body, what the mind is to the men, that the teacher is to the school". - " The society develops a framework of curriculum, which serves as the laid down track for the runway of education. The teacher as a professional worker, a group leader and a facilitator of learning virtually goes to stamp the ultimate outcome of this network of interaction i.e. education. For all the practical purposes the quality of education is primarily reflected in the quality of its teachers. The quality of teacher moulds and shapes the quality of education. In this context we are strikingly reminded of the so oftenly quoted remark of the Education Commission (1996, P46) " of all the factors which influences the quality of education in and its contribution to national development, to quality, competence and character of teacher are undoubtedly the most significant. 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 satisfactory conditions of work in which they can be fully effective". Our traditional education heritage considers teaching as a noble profession besides being an art. There are some who live to teach and other who teach to live. The first category is the one who seeks effective means of teaching. Effective teaching is the outcome of being an effective 1 ... RIE Library Bhopal teacher; success in teaching at all levels depends mainly upon the teacher, who is the real architect of a nation. Their role in developing the character and vision of the citizen of the future is unique. The secondary education commission (1953) rightly points out that, "The most important fact III our contemplated educational reconstruction is the teacher, his personal qualities, his educational qualification, his professional training and the place he occupies in community" . A.S. Barr classified characteristics of successful teachers under the unusual knowledge, skill and attitudes and arrived at the following traits of a successful teacher. Following are the qualities of teacher according to him these are- Good cultural background, substantial knowledge of the subject taught, substantial knowledge of professional practices and techniques. Knowledge of human development and learning, skill in the use of language, spoken and written, skill in human relationships, skill in research and educational problems solving, effective work habit, interest in pupils interest in the subject, interest in teaching, interest in school and community, interest in professional co-operation and interest in professional growth. Thus a successful teacher takes responsibility for planning, guiding and evaluating education. He is an individual with culture and citizenship who believes that his job is critical to the progress of the community and the nation. In view of such realisation, UNESCO in its resolution of October 5, 1968 on the status of teacher said "policy governing entry into preparation for teaching should rest on the need to provide society with teachers who possess the necessary moral, intellectual and physical qualities and who have the required professional knowledge and skills". 2 RIE Library Bhopal Some other qualities of the teacher should be that he should have good information about Indian thought and culture from ancient times to the present. This will help him to have an adequate and healthy personal philosophy of life which is must for teacher. The teacher should appreciate the challenges of the profession and its basic responsibilities which may even compensate for its handicap. This will engender an optimistic attitude towards his job and spontaneous pleasure in teaching. Some of the qualities considered essential for teachers are devotion to duty, inspiring / motivating students and good academic record and research work. In his report on the education of American Teachers, 1963 J.B. Conant indicates fourfold purpose of teacher preparation programme. + Teacher should understand democratic social component, i.e. they should be enable to look pupils as future citizens and to have positive attitude towards democracy and democrat way of living. + Teacher should be enabled to understand social behaviour 0 children. + Teacher should understand growth of children. + They should understand principles of teaching. " "" The quality of a nation depends upon the quality of its citizen. The quality of its citizen depends on exclusively but in critical measure upon the quality of their education. The quality of their education depends, more than upon any other single factor, upon the quality of their teachers". These world of American Commission on Teacher Education cannot be over emphasized. The teacher is the living, ideal; the fountain head of knowledge and the potential guide to provide directive for the ... 3 RIE Library Bhopal growth and development of the students of today as the worthy citizen of tomorrow. To put in a nutshell the teacher is the back bone of the educational system, the marker of the mankind and the architect of the society. Of all the different factors with influences the quality of education and its contribution to National development the quality, competence and character of teachers are undoubtedly the most significant. The most important factor in educational reconstruction is the teacher his personal qualities, his educational qualification, his professional training and the place he occupies in the school or college as well as in the community. - T In the words of Prof. Humanyun Kabir. "Teacher are literally the arbiters of a nations destiny. It may sound a truism but it still needs to be stressed that the teacher is the key to an educational, reconstruction". Teachers influence is everlasting. He shapes the destiny of the future citizen. Teacher to be the real manager of classroom teaching learning process must have skills, competence, inclinations and of course entire satisfaction with his job. Teacher's professional adjustment and job satisfaction plays an important role in teaching learning process and if education is the job preference of a teacher it gives positive effect on his teaching profession and job satisfaction. , -- If the teacher is not professionally adjusted he can do in calculable harm to the nation in term of poor guidance to the student. Hence he cannot do justice to the job assigned to him. Thus there could be a significant relationship among job preference, professional adjustment and job satisfaction.