1Research Scholar Dept. of P G Studies and Research in Education, Davangere University, Davangere
2Retired Principal, M.M. College of Education, Anubhavamantapa Campus, Davangere - 577004
Online published on 26 March, 2021.
The present study was designed to study the effectiveness of Self-Instructional material on Job Involvement of secondary school teachers of Davangere district, data was collected by selecting 50 Government and Private secondary school teachers through random sampling technique. Tools used for the collection of the data are Job Involvement Inventory by Lodhal and Kejneer, adapted by Dr. Umme Kulsum(1999) and SIM prepared and developed by the researcher using stress relaxation techniques was used in the study. Experimental method of research with single group experimental design was used. Analysis was done using independent “t” test and dependent “t” test with respect to pre-test and post-test Job Involvement scores. And the findings are, the SIM had a significant effect on increasing the job involvement of secondary schools teachers. Job involvement scores are significantly smaller in females as compared to male teachers of secondary schools. Job involvement scores are significantly smaller in teachers of rural secondary schools as compared to teachers of urban secondary schools. A significant difference was observed between teachers of private and government secondary schools where the job involvement scores are significantly smaller in private secondary school teachers compared and government secondary school teachers.