Influence of Gender, Types of School and Occupational Stress on Pupil Control Ideology of Secondary School Teachers in India

Abstract

This study examined the effects of gender, types of school and occupational stress on pupil control ideology of teachers. The population for this study comprises of 281 males and 327 females from 41 schools of Uttar Pradesh (India). The Pupil Control Ideology Scale and Teachers Occupational Stress Scale were used for data collection, while stepwise multiple regression, t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation technique were used for statistical analysis. The results of the analysis showed that among the three independent variables, occupational stress had the greatest influence on PCI (51%). Further, it is revealed that male and female teachers’ do not differ in their PCI. The study also finds that teachers in Government schools are more custodial than teachers in Government-aided, Muslim, Hindu, A.M.U. and Christian/ Missionary managed schools; while A.M.U and Christian/ Missionary managed school teachers’ appear to be the most humanistic of all the schools. Findings also reveal a significant positive correlation (r= 0.48) between occupational stress and PCI of secondary school teachers’. Most interestingly, females in the sub groups of types of schools (except females of Muslim and Christian/ Missionary schools) and occupational stress (except female teachers’ of More stress group) show more PCI and indicate a custodial approach than their counterparts.

Keywords: Pupil Control Ideology, Occupational Stress, Indian Secondary Schools, Humanistic and custodial Teachers.