A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGE TEACHERS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ALUVA ZONE

College Teachers are arguably the most important group of professionals for our nation‟s future. Therefore, it is disturbing to find that many of today‟s teachers in higher education are dissatisfied with their jobs. Teachers are key players in moving learning institutions to achieve their goals and objectives of moulding students to excel in examination and eventually succeed in life. They desire security, recognition, new experience, and independence. When their needs are not satisfied they become tense, disengagement among workers is undesirable and dangerous in any profession. The level of disengagement rising in all sectors including teaching. So the worker has to be engaged to give the best of his abilities to his work role. Teachers therefore need motivation to enhance their level of engagement in order to undertake their duty effectively and efficiently.In this global world, employee engagement has been an important issue. It is very crucial to the long-term growth of any educational system around the world. Therefore, employee engagement is needed among college teacher if he or she has to perform productive activities in the college.