Attitude of Pupil-Teachers towards Teaching Profession in Relation to Sex and Academic Qualification Variation

Abstract

Teaching is an important part of the process of education. Its special function is to impart knowledge, develop understanding and skill. The teacher's personality factors are equally responsible for his or her effectiveness in the teaching learning process. The teacher is key to effective implementation of the use of materials in the educational system and given that teachers have tremendous potential to transmit beliefs and values to students. A teacher with a positive attitude towards teaching is considered better and becomes popular figure among students. They can bring about a positive change in the life of their students. Therefore, prospective teacher must develop proper and positive attitude towards their profession. A successful teacher is he who develops a good inter-personal relationship with his students and is satisfied with teaching as a profession. Attitudes towards teaching profession are, to some extent, due to this inter-personal relationship. So it may be said that attitude is related to teaching success.