Exploring Job Attitudes among Junior High School Teachers in Technology and Livelihood Education: A Foundation for Teacher Development and Enhancement

This research aimed to gather information about the “Job Attitudes of Junior High School Teachers Teaching Technology and Livelihood Education”. The objectives of the study were to determine the job attitudes of Junior High School TLE Teacher; and to find out the significant differences in the job attitudes of Junior High School TLE Teachers when grouped according to age and school assignment. This research utilizes a descriptive survey method. There were thirty purposively selected Junior High School TLE Teachers in the municipality of Barotac Nuevo. The result revealed that the job attitudes of TLE Teacher was high. As to age 25-30, 31-40, and 41-50 years old, job attitudes towards organizational commitment revealed in all the variables same with the school assignment, in Jose Monfort Science High School, Salihid National and Barotac Nuevo National Comprehensive High School TLE teachers’ job attitudes towards organizational commitment were very high. There are no significant differences in the job attitudes of Junior High School TLE Teachers when grouped according to age and school assignment with p-value higher than the set of .05 alpha level of significant, which means the null hypothesis were accepted. The following are the suggested researchers retooling activities to be used to improve TLE teachers’ attitude towards their job: 1. providing feedback and support on remote learning, 2. facilitating communication and collaboration, and 3. identifying upskills within existing teacher competencies.