A study of attitude of secondary school teachers towards teaching profession in relation to certain demographic variables

Teaching is a profession which based upon certain disciplines, principles, existing body of knowledge and attitude. The present study examines the attitude of secondary school teachers towards teaching profession in relation to their gender, marital status, type of school and experiences. The main focus of the study is whether these aforesaid demographic variables have significant effect on attitude of the teachers or not. A sample of 255 secondary school teachers collected by random sampling from different types of school of Aligarh district. S.P. Ahluwalia Teacher Attitude Inventory (TAI) used by the investigator for the collection of data. Inferential and descriptive statistic use to analyse and interprets the data. The study reveals that above mentioned variables does not found significant effects on the attitude of secondary school teachers towards teaching practice. The investigator also found that attitude of secondary school teachers towards teaching intact with professional ethics and principles.