A study on the Satisfaction Level of Secondary school Teachers for Religious Education

Abstract

Religious education is the term given to the kind of education which is concerned with spiritual mindedness and religious conscience. This study aimed to investigate the level of satisfaction of teachers about religious education at secondary level. The study shows that the foundation of education in Islam is guided by the principles of Quran and Hadith (the saying and deeds of Prophet Muhammad) (PBUH). Thepresent study was descriptive in nature; cross-sectional survey method was used to collect data from participants through questionnaire. The sample comprised of three hundred teachers from secondary schools selected through non-proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Questionnaire was developed by the researchers. Validity of the tool was assured from the experts and the Cronbach’s alpha was 0.87. For the purpose of analysis descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied. It was found that teachers were satisfied from the curriculum of religious education. According to the respondents curriculum of religious education is old and same topics with similar description are repeating every year. There is not interesting and innovative style to teach. It is depicted that there was no significant difference between male and female secondary school teachers’ level of satisfaction regarding religious education at secondary level. It is suggested that curriculum should be revised and more information about religion should be added in the textbooks issued by Punjab Textbook Board.