Work Commitment of Secondary School Teachers

Abstract

Teacher commitment is closely connected to teachers’ work performance and their ability to innovate and to integrate new ideas into their own practice, absenteeism, staff turnover, as well as having an important influence on students’ achievement in, and attitudes toward school. The present study reveals that majority of teachers had average work commitment levels. The study also reveals that females had better commitment than males. The commitment of experienced teachers was more. The math and science teachers had more commitment than other teachers.