RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAREER ASPIRATION OF TEACHERS AND THEIR TEACHING BEHAVIOR AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between career aspiration of teachers and their teaching behavior at secondary school level. The study followed positivism research Philosophy. Out of 292 SSTs, a sample of 165 secondary school teachers was chosen using a stratified sampling technique. The sample size was chosen using the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table. The self-constructed questionnaire was made by the researcher. A 5-point Likert scale was used to develop the questionnaire. There questionnaire based on 37 items. The content validity ratio (CVR) was used to validate the questionnaire. The primary goal of the CVR is to use experts to validate the R search tool. Cronbach's alpha, which was calculated to be.837, was used to gauge the tool's dependability. As an inferential statistic, Pearson Product Correlation was employed. The findings of the study depicts that there is positive correlation (r.681) between teacher’s career aspiration and their teaching behavior. The study recommended that school administrators may offer opportunities for ongoing professional development and support programs for teachers' career advancement, as this can boost their enthusiasm and instructional style and eventually improve student learning outcomes.