CHAPTER -7 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Teachers like many other groups of people, are rganizers and joiners. As a result many professional rganizations for teacher have been formed and have exerted onsiderable influence upon the field of education..
7.1 PURPOSES:
The professional organizations of teachers have the ollowing purposes.
1. To elevate the character and advance the interests of profession of teaching
2. To promote the cause of education
3.To improve education through the improvement of teaching profession
4. To improve the lives of members and their families
5. To give voice to legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations
6.To strengthen the institutions
7. To improve the quality of teaching and other services
8. To bring to gather all members to assist and support one other
9. To promote democracy, human rights and freedom at national and international level.
10. To promote excellence in Education
11. To service professional wages and benefits
12. To protect the career of teachers
13. To build community support
14. Lobbying for funding and other decisions that affect schools
15. To secure rightful social, professional status of teachers.
16. To safe guard economic and professional interest of teachers
17. To secure satisfactory conditions of work and service
18. To secure professional growth of teachers through refresher courses, seminars, publications, library service and research
19. To establish a professional code of conduct for teachers and to ensure that it is followed by members
20. To improve the financial conditions of teachers
21. To publish periodicals, research monographs, teachers had books and reference materials
22. To provide library services, consultation services, employment services, educational travel services and research guidance services
23. To provide welfare services such as hospitalization services, educational assistance services to children and dependents of teacher
24. To undertake professional negotiations through recognized channels