ATTITUDES OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN LAHORE TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 30, No 1 (2020)

ATTITUDES OF ELEMENTARY TEACHERS IN LAHORE TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abdul Majid Khan Rana, Azhar Munir Bhatti

Abstract

Professional development is an accepted criterion for the enhancement of teaching skills of the in-service teachers’ vis-à-vis learning of the students. This study is aimed to measure the attitude of elementary teachers at different public sector high schools of Lahore towards their professional development. The data was collected through a researcher made questionnaire having 28 items focusing on 7 major indicators. A pilot study was conducted to check the validity of the tool. After establishing its validity the tool was distributed among the teaching staff of selected schools and was collected after a period of 3 days. The responses were then fed to SPSS to statistically analyze the data. The data was analyzed based on descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the study show that the teachers are showing positive attitude towards their professional development. The data also show that female teachers at public sector are more conscious about their professional development than their male counterparts. Besides that it is also known that experience has less effect on the attitude of teachers regarding professional development.

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