• SUJATHA
• Dr. H.R. JAYAMMA

The intention of this research was to study the professional ethics of secondary school teachers in relation to their interest in teaching. The sample comprised one hundred secondary school teachers working in secondary schools of Bangalore District selecting by simple random sampling technique. The Professional Ethics Scale and Interest in Teaching Scale both tools were developed & standardized by the researcher Sujatha & and research guide Dr. H.R. Jayamma were utilized for data collection. The Pearson’s Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation and ‘t’ test, F test were utilized to examine the formulated hypotheses and further Scheffe’s post hoc analysis was applied where F was found significant. The correlation result shows significant positive relationship between Professional Ethics and Interest in Teaching of secondary school teachers and also found from one-way ANOVA results that the teachers working with higher interest level had higher perception towards their professional ethics when compared with moderate and low levels of interest. The results from ‘t’ and ‘F’ test statistical procedures sex variable was found influences on perception about professional ethics of teachers except type of family. The female teachers had higher professional ethics than male teachers. The Professional Ethics of teachers working with higher level of interest in teaching had higher Professional Ethics when compared with teachers working with average and low levels of interest in teaching.

Professional Ethics, Interest in Teaching, secondary school teachers

"Influence of Interest in Teaching of Secondary School Teachers on their Professional Ethics ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.1384-1390, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908D76.pdf

"Influence of Interest in Teaching of Secondary School Teachers on their Professional Ethics ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp1384-1390, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908D76.pdf