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| Published: September 30, 2019
The effect of Sex, Length of Experience and Number of Dependents on Work Values
Department of Psychology, Smt. R. R Patel Mahila Arts & Commerce college, Rajkot.-360001, India
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DIP: 18.01.082/20190703
DOI: 10.25215/0703.082
ABSTRACT
The present investigation was aimed to study the effect of sex, experience and number of dependents on work values of higher secondary school teachers of Rajkot city. Personal Data collection Sheet and Gujarati version of Wollack’s Work Value Scale were used to cover 153 teachers, selected randomly. It was found that in comparison to male teachers, female teachers put more enforcement on the work value of Pride in work. The study revealed marked influence of length of experience on work value of Upward Striving and Job Involvement. Teachers having experience above 20 years gave less priority to these values. Number of dependent was found to produce differences in work value of Attitude toward Earnings and Pride in Work. Teachers without any dependent gave less importance to Attitude towards Earnings and teachers having more than three dependents gave more importance to the value of the Pride in Work.
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© 2019, Zalawadia. T.L
Received: June 06, 2019; Revision Received: September 15, 2019; Accepted: September 30, 2019
Dr. Tarlika L. Zalawadia @ tlzalawadia@gmail.com
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.082/20190703
10.25215/0703.082
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Published in Volume 07, Issue 3, July-September, 2019