Tendencies of High School Teachers towards Education in the light of Some Variables in Jordan.

Abstract

This study aims at knowing the attitudes of the secondary school teachers

towards the teaching profession in Jordan in the light of these variables:

sex, qualifications and teaching experience years.The sample of the study

consisted of (312) teachers from first and second Amman directorate.The

instrument of the study was a questionnaire consisting of (45) items divided

on five domains.The results pointed out that the total degree of the attitudes

of the secondary school teachers in Jordan towards teaching had come to a

middle degree, but at a low total degree in the financial aspects.The results

also pointed that there are differences in the attitudes of secondary teachers

on all study aspects except the third aspect (the financial) in favor of the

females according to the gender variable.The results also showed also that

there are no statistically significant differences on all aspects except the fourth

concerning the relation with colleagues and bosses.There are also statically

significant differences according to the qualification variable in favor of the

bachelor degree .The results also showed significant differences in the fourth

and fifth domains (self-satisfaction) and (the social condition of the teaching

profession) successively, while the value (f) did not lead to any differences

according to the years of experience.The study recommended improving the

working conditions of teachers in all aspects.