Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Commitment (Affective, Continuance and Normative Commitment) to Teaching Profession

Abstract

Teachers play an important role in schools.  Teachers are now expected to play a pivotal role in implementing these changes and preparing students for the new scenario in the education system.  This consideration has prompted this study to help the stakeholders know more about the teachers’ perceptions of the teaching profession. The study that attempted to find out the teachers’ perceptions of professional commitment to teaching profession and to identify the problems that affected the teacher professionalism with a view to suggest possible measures for obtaining the commitment of teachers to the teaching profession in Government high school for boys. The important conclusions of the study were that teachers faced academic problems and social problems etc. It pointed that the role played by the teacher should be redefined. It is the responsibility of the Government and society to support teachers and provide them with necessary means.

Keywords: Teachers, professionalism, professional commitment, Affective, Continuance and Normative Commitment