ROLE OF TEACHERS’ QUALIFICATIONS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN ENHANCING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF DISTRICT LAHORE

Abstract

Teachers' qualifications, including their education and training, are crucial for effective teaching and significant relationship with students' academic achievement. Organizational commitment, encompassing emotional attachment and a sense of duty, enhances teachers' performance and stability, further benefiting student outcomes. Together, qualified and committed teachers create an optimal learning environment that supports student success. The objective of the study was to find out the role of teachers' qualifications and their organizational commitment in enhancing students’ academic achievement at higher secondary schools. The population was comprised of all higher secondary schools of Lahore district. Multistage sampling techniques was used. The instrument was questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used. SPSS was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that there was highly significant relationship between teachers' qualifications and students’ achievement, and highly significant relationship between organizational commitment and students’ achievement at higher secondary schools.