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Interest towards professional responsibility: a study based on teachers who teach Tamil as first language

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dc.contributor.author Paunanthie, A.
dc.contributor.author Kalamany, T.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-12T08:43:06Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-12T08:43:06Z
dc.date.issued 2022-06
dc.identifier.citation Kalam, International Research Journal, 15(1), June,2022. Faculty of Arts and Culture, SEUSL. pp.77-87. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2738-2214 (Online)
dc.identifier.issn 1391-6815
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6627
dc.description.abstract This study explores the interest towards professional responsibility of teachers who teach Tamil as first language. As the first language teaching influences the achievement of other subjects as well, it was expected that these teachers should have professional responsibility. However, a lack of this interest was reported in some forums. A mixed methodapproach was used in this study to explore the situation. The study sample comprised of 181 Tamil teachers who teach Tamil as first language and 25 principals. Five In-Service-Advisors (ISAs) and five Additional Directors (ADs) are also selected as convenient sampling representing all five Educational zones. Quantitative data collected with the questionnairesare analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, with the facilitation of the SPSS software. Significant differences in the interest of teachers towards professional responsibility are shown among the factors such as type of school, qualification, type of degree (internal or external), and Tamil as subject for degree. The factors gender, age group, civil status, teaching experience, residential place and mode of travelling have variation in the interest. Among the three levels of interest, namely high, middle and low, considering teacher-related, school-related and student-related factors, the interest of many teachers towards professional responsibility are spread over the middle range. Accordingly, 5 influential factors are identified. Department-related factors and peer teacher-related factors are more influential than other factors. Teacher-related factors, student-related factors and school-related factors are influential in the medium level. Peer teacher-related factors have high influence. Student- related factors are of low influence. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Arts and Culture South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil. en_US
dc.subject First language en_US
dc.subject Interest en_US
dc.subject Professional responsibility en_US
dc.subject Tamil en_US
dc.subject Teachers en_US
dc.title Interest towards professional responsibility: a study based on teachers who teach Tamil as first language en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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