Ayana, Ashenafi Mihiret Yohannes, Menber Enyew

The attitude of Ethiopian secondary school teachers towards the teaching profession

By Ayenalem, Kindu Ayechew

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of Ethiopian teachers towards the teaching profession in secondary schools. We used a questionnaire to collect data from 404 teachers, the results of which indicate that 62.6% of the teachers had a moderate positive attitude towards their profession. The cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses had a positive correlation with each other. The findings also indicate that gender, age, qualifications, and teaching experience did not affect the attitude of teachers. We suggest further study to examine whether the teachers have a different attitude elsewhere and the impact of policy initiatives on teachers' attitudes towards their profession. (C) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.