Empower Teachers Autonomy Under Ethics-oriented Culture in Autonomous Educational Institutions

Abstract

This chapter determines the impact of potential leaders in enabling professional independence to teachers in Autonomous Educational Institutions located in rural areas across the globe. The performance of students and institutions is majorly driven by the quality of teachers. Students perceive that a teacher should develop a responsible bond with students by sharing valuable knowledge following principles of ethics. Autonomous Institutions perceive that a teacher should commit toward their duties being a loyal person. Higher Education Commission of India governs and promotes same set of norms for regulation and academic standards (University Grants Commission, 2020).

Teachers with content-focused teaching and experienced teaching positively impacted on the development and achievement of students. Teachers play a vital role in the development of students’ personality and build their abilities to overcome challenges in professional and personal life events (Harris & Sass, 2008). So a teacher should be motivated to deliver their responsibilities with dedication and institutions should provide autonomy to both teachers and students for better growth of each individual. Quantitative research methodology is applied using Questionnaire as an instrument to measure three variables, namely teacher-learner autonomy, values-driven culture, and need of transformational leadership. Targeted population includes teaching, non-teaching staff, scholars, and students from autonomous higher educational institutions located in rural and semi-urban areas. The outcomes detail about the need of autonomy to teachers and students in institutional environment and the type of culture that inculcates ethics and morals in the lifestyle of students and teachers for positive transformation.

Citation

Deepthi, L. (2022), "Empower Teachers Autonomy Under Ethics-oriented Culture in Autonomous Educational Institutions", Sengupta, E. and Blessinger, P. (Ed.) Role of Leaders in Managing Higher Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 48), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120220000048002