• Dr. Kanhaiya Kumar Pandey

Abstract: This research aims to determine the relationship between gender and locale on secondary school teachers' attitudes toward creative teaching. A sample of 100 secondary school teachers from the Ballia district (Uttar Pradesh) was selected through a stratified random sampling method. The Attitude Scale of Creative Teaching (ASCT) questionnaire constructed by Dr. R.P. Shukla was used to identify the Attitude Toward Creative Teaching of school teachers. Data analysis was done using SPSS (16), and the t-value was employed to analyze and interpret data. Results revealed that there was no significant difference between male and female secondary school teachers of the Ballia district in scores of Attitudes Towards Creative Teaching (M=103.32, M=104.94, t = - 0.669, P<.01). In the present scenario, the secondary school teachers (male and female) do not affect scores of Attitudes Towards Creative Teaching. Both Genders were equal in their working and visioning style, so the education system should not be gender biased in the school teachers. The selection procedure should de-emphasize gender factors in the appointment of school teachers. Secondly, the Mean and S.D. of the Attitude Towards Creative Teaching having urban and rural area school teachers were found to be (M=113.48, M=94.78, t=12.25, P<.01). This reveals that rural and urban school teachers significantly differ in their Attitudes Towards Creative Teaching. It indicates that urban area secondary school teachers' mean values are higher than rural area school teachers. Further, it means that urban secondary school teachers have a better Attitude Towards Creative Teaching and are more efficient and professional than rural secondary school teachers. The study will help improve the quality of schools/colleges and the education system.

Keywords: Attitude scale of creative teaching (ASCT), Gender, Locale and School Teachers.

"A STUDY OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS CREATIVE TEACHING OF SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RELATION TO THEIR GENDER AND LOCALE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no.g121-g131, December-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312619.pdf

"A STUDY OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS CREATIVE TEACHING OF SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RELATION TO THEIR GENDER AND LOCALE ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no. ppg121-g131, December-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312619.pdf