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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.I(VI)/01-06/1
AUTHOR: Beori Yabe
TITLE : ATTITUDE OF TEACHERS TOWARDS ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
ABSTRACT: This paper presents an in-depth study of the attitude of teachers towards elementary education in Arunachal Pradesh. Elementary education is the most crucial stage of education spanning. This is the right stage for internalization of values and emotional behavior of the teachers. The teachers occupy a unique place in the education system. They are the leading catalysts and ideal role models for the society. Through their intelligence, patience and wisdom, they lit the light of knowledge and dispelled the clouds of ignorance. A well known and successful education system, therefore, requires a high quality sincere and dedicated teaching staff. The investigator made an attempt to analyse the teacher’s attitude towards elementary education in the state. Normative survey method has been used and by using random sampling technique 100 elementary schools which consists 350 teachers. Computation of Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test were employed for analysis of data. The findings of the present study revealed that there is no significant difference between the attitude of graduate and post-graduate, male and female, rural and urban attitude of teachers towards elementary education in the state. There is significant difference between the attitude of tribal and non-tribal teachers towards elementary education in the state. One of the important factors which determine a teacher’s feelings, behaviours and commitment to the profession, is the nature of teacher’s attitudes towards elementary education in Arunachal Pradesh.
KEYWORDS: Elementary education, Quality education, Attitude, Teacher.