Teachers Attitudes Towards The Teaching Profession In Government Preparatory And Secondary School Of Sululta Townoromia Regiona State.

This study was aimed at assessing the attitudes of teachers towards teaching profession in government secondary and preparatory school of sulluta town and to seek the possible solutions for problems identified. In order to conduct the study, a Quantitative approach was employed. This is because of the fact that Quantitative approach method enabled the researcher to obtain pertinent information in line to the recent factors for teacher’s attitudes towards teaching profession sulluta town. The study had two groups ofrespondentnamely75practicingteachers,3 school leaders, there respondents were selected for study by using all simple practicing teachers and School leaders. In general, out of 78respondentsfilled the questionnaire and returned to the researcher. Research data collected through questionnaire were analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive statistics Finally, the study showed that the majority of preparatory and secondary school teachers had positive attitude towards the teaching profession: Female teachers possess a higher attitude towards teaching profession than male teachers: and that teachers aged from 35-44 years have a more favorable and very high attitude towards teaching profession compared to the rest of the teachers. Work experience of teachers had also significant differences in teacher’s attitudes towards teaching profession. Teachers who have served 10-15 years of experiences have very high positive attitudes towards the teaching profession than those who have 5-10 years and above 15 years of experiences in sullulta preparatory and secondary school. In terms of area of discipline the majority 50(64%) preparatory and high school natural science (physics, chemistry, biology.) teachers in both preparatory and secondary school had very favorable and very positive attitudes towards teaching profession compared to social science( history , geography , civics )and Amharic ,oromifa and English teachers . The study also revealed that the major triggering for teacher’s negative attitudes towards teaching profession were school related factors such as poor induction program, Inefficient school administrator and supervisors, poor working condition and student misbehavior and socio economic related factors such as low social status of teaching profession and inadequate salary. The most prevailing problems resulted from the high rate of teachers’ negative attitudes towards teaching profession were: students’ achievement was deteriorated; school programs were disturbed qualified and experienced teachers were placed by non-qualified and non-experienced teachers, and there maining teachers were demoralized. At least the study forwarded plausible mechanisms such as reducing school related problems, improving socio-economic level of teachers, alleviating teachers’ attitude towards teaching profession.rnKeywords: Teachers, Teaching Profession and attitudes toward teaching.

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