Teachers Perception on Health, Safety and Welfare Measures adopted by Schools in Pollachi Taluk

ABSTRACT The present study is mainly focused on investigating the teachers' perception on various health, safety and welfare measures adopted by the Government and Private Schools in Pollachi Taluk. The study is mainly based on primary data which is collected through issue of questionnaire to teachers working in various Government and Private Schools in Pollachi Taluk. Convenience sampling method is adopted to select the sample teachers. Simple percentage, chi-square test and Friedman rank test are applied to process the data and draw inferences. The study discloses that among the various health measures considered, ‘medical allowance' is ranked as first; among the various welfare measures considered, ‘clean and neatness' is ranked as first and among the various safety measures considered, ‘provision of uniform' is ranked as first. Further, it is identified that majority of the sample teachers are with moderate level of perception on various health, safety and welfare measures adopted by the schools and the variables namely, gender, marital status, monthly income, family income per month, total number of years of teaching experience, pattern of school, working hours per day and group of teaching are significantly associated with the teachers' level of perception. Finally, it is observed that majority of the teachers are satisfied with the overall measures adopted by their schools.