TEACHER EDUCATORS’ JOB SATISFACTION AND INTEREST IN TEACHING

The Teacher Educators have an important role in the field of education and have remarkable impact on the minds of the students. The study has been conducted to investigate the levels of job satisfaction and Interest in Teaching of Teacher Educators'. It also examines the relationship between the job satisfaction and Interest in Teaching of the Teacher Educators. The study was made on a random sample of 450 Teacher Educators in Pudukkottai, Thanjavur and Thiruvarur District. The tools used in the study were the job satisfaction scale and Interest in teaching scale constructed by the investigator. The study reveals the fact that the level of job satisfaction and Interest in Teaching at moderate levels. Further, it is noted that there is negligible correlation between job satisfaction and Interest in Teaching among Teacher Educators.