Professional Commitment: an Essential Link Between the Curriculum and Educational System to Enhance Performance

Abstract

The present paper studied the professional commitment level of teachers working in primary, secondary and higher secondary schools of the district. Una, Himachal Pradesh with respect to dimensions of professional commitment and demographical variables such as Gender, locale, type of school, teaching experience, age, teaching subject and level of teaching. Teachers are possessing average and above average commitment. The results indicate that Gender-wise differences, locale and type of schools produce no difference in commitment among teachers. Among the five dimensions of teachers‟ professional commitment, “commitment to the learner‟ is high and least level is “Commitment to Basic Human Values”. Demographic variables like teaching subject and level of teaching are found to be significant While other demographical variables like qualification, age group and teaching experience of teachers are not found significant. Among teaching subjects the mathematics and social sciences teachers, mathematics and languages teachers, social sciences and other subject‟s teachers differing significantly on their overall professional commitment. Among the level of teaching the teachers teaching at primary level and teachers teaching at the higher secondary level, The teachers teaching at secondary level and teachers teaching at higher secondary level differing significantly on their overall professional commitment.