PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship between Professional Commitment and Family Environment among secondary school teachers in Kanyakumari District. The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the level of Professional Commitment among secondary school teachers, (2) to assess the level of Family Environment among secondary school teachers, and (3) to analyse the relationship between Professional Commitment and Family Environment. The study adopted the normative survey method, with a sample of 150 secondary school teachers from Kanyakumari District. The instruments used were the Professional Commitment Scale (developed by Anisha J.S. and Dr K.R. Selvakumar, 2024) and the Family Environment Scale (developed by Balamurugan and Prof. M. Govindan, 2019). Data were analysed using percentage analysis, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation, t-test, ANOVA, and Scheffé’s test. The findings revealed that: (1) the level of Professional Commitment among secondary school teachers was moderate, (2) the level of Family Environment among secondary school teachers was moderate, and (3) there existed a low positive correlation between Professional Commitment and Family Environment.

Keywords

professional commitment, family environment, and secondary school teachers.

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To cite this article

Anisha, J. S., & Selvakumar, K. R. (2025). Professional Commitment and Family Environment of Secondary School Teachers in Kanyakumari District. Sparkling International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Studies, 8(3), 37-47.