Socio-Demographic Factors in Work Engagement: A Study Among Upper Primary School Teachers

Sharu P. John; Manikandan, K

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| Published: December 31, 2022

Socio-Demographic Factors in Work Engagement: A Study Among Upper Primary School Teachers

Sharu P. John

Research scholar, Dept of Psychology. University of Calicut Google Scholar More about the auther

, Manikandan, K

Professor and Head, Dept of Psychology. University of Calicut Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.206.20221004

DOI: 10.25215/1004.206

ABSTRACT

Teachers’ work engagement is related to their classroom behavior and students’ achievement and motivation. The present study aims to understand role of sociodemographic factors in work engagement of Upper Primary school teachers. The sample of the study includes 112 Upper primary school teachers from various schools of Kerala with an age between 24 and 58. Utrecht work engagement scale was the tools used for this study. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Result indicates that there is a significant difference in work engagement with regard to demographic variables like length of teaching experience and type of school.

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School teachers, Work engagement

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How to cite this article: Sharu, P J & Manikandan, K (2022). Socio-Demographic Factors in Work Engagement: A Study Among Upper Primary School Teachers. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(4), 2183-2189. DIP:18.01.206.20221004, DOI:10.25215/1004.206