International Journal of Education and Management Studies

Nidhi Pruthi ¹, Renuka Sharma ¹

Affiliations
1 B.P.S.I.T.T.R, Sonipat, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to examine organizational commitment among male and female Secondary School Teachers in relation to their personality. For this 104 teachers from both Government and Private schools were selected. Selected teachers were tested with Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (Mayer and Allen, 1990) and Neo-FFI (Coasta & McCrae 1992). The data were analyzed by applying Descriptive Statistics, t-ratios and Pearson's correlations. In case of three measures of Organizational Commitment the female teachers have scored significantly high on Normative commitment than male teachers. In case of personality female teachers have scored more on neuroticism, extraversion and openness than their counterparts male teachers. Persual of intercorrelation matrix reveals that in case of female secondary school teachers Affective commitment is significantly related to extraversion. Normative commitment is positively related to extraversion and openness and Continuous commitment is significantly related to neuroticism. Results also reveals that in case of male teachers Affective commitment is significantly related to neuroticism and agreeableness and Continuance Commitment is significantly related to neuroticism. The findings of the present study have important implications for recruitment process of teachers in schools and suggest the need of personality assessment of employees at the entry level.

Keywords

Organizational Commitment, Personality, Secondary School Teacher.

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Renuka Sharma ¹, Jaswinder Kaur ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, B.P.S. Mahila Vishvvidhyalya, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, IN
2 Department of Education, B.P.S. Mahila Vishvvidhyalya, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Present study was conducted to explore the personality and intellectual correlates of wisdom, for which 200 Secondary School Students (ranging in age from 14 to 16 years with mean age of 15) were selected from various Secondary Schools of Kurukshetra district of Haryana. Data were collected by administrating 3D-wisdom scale, High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ), Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices, Hundal General Mental Ability Test. Data were analysed by using Descriptive Statistics (Mean, Sd, Sk, Ku), Pearson's Correlations and Principal Component Factor Analysis. Results revealed that cognitive wisdom has correlated positively with factor B, G and H and negatively with D and O. Affective wisdom has correlated positively with factor C,G,I and Q3 and negatively with D, E and Q4. Reflective wisdom has marked positive association with factor B,C,G and H and negative with D and Q4. Fluid Intelligence (gf) did not mark significant relationship with any of the three components of wisdom whereas gc has marked positive association with all the three components of wisdom. Overall findings revealed that three components of wisdom are differentially related to personality factors indexed by HSPQ. Factors B, D, G & H of HSPQ have emerged the common personality correlates of all the three components of wisdom. The relationship between intelligence and wisdom depicts the more proximity of wisdom with crystallized intelligence than fluid intelligence, gf & gc combindely have been found relatively more close to cognitive wisdom than other components of wisdom.

Keywords

Wisdom, Personality, Intelligence, Correlates.

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