The Relationship Between Teacher Appraisal and Teacher Morale Among Private Secondary School Teachers

Abstract

Education is directly linked with the development of a country in which teachers are an important facet for a number of reasons. They are the people who educate the youth of the society who in turn become the leaders of the next generation. The current study was designed to examine the relationship between teacher appraisal and teacher morale in secondary school teachers of Lahore, Pakistan. The study was quantitative in nature and survey research design was used. The sample of the study consisted of 288 private secondary school teachers selected through census sampling. Two questionnaires (one for each variable) were adapted for data collection from the participants. SPSS analysis indicated a positive and significant relationship between teacher appraisal and teacher morale. Inferential statistics revealed that teacher appraisal was a strong predictor of teacher morale. It was further determined that financial benefits and teaching workload, were the major causes of low morale. It was recommended that school principals and administrators should conduct fair appraisal of teachers whose purpose should be the professional development of teachers rather than creating a threat to job security for teachers.

Keywords: Appraisal, Morale, School Teachers, Professional Development, Performance Appraisal