The research article’s purpose was to examine the Professional Ethics of secondary school teachers of Kashmir. In this study, a descriptive-comparative survey research design via quantitative approach was utilised. 600 secondary school teachers (347 Private and 253 Government) were selected as sample. The sample was selected by using stratified proportionate random sampling technique from 2 districts of Kashmir viz. Baramulla (Rural) and Srinagar (Urban). For data collection, Professional Ethics Scale developed and standardized by Thoker and Mattoo (2017) was utilized. The data analysis was done by using descriptive statistics viz. percentage, mean, S.D., and inferential statistics viz. Independent Sample’s t-test. The findings showed that 4.3% of Private secondary school teachers have low, 76.7% have moderate and 19% have high professional ethics, whereas, in case of Government secondary school teachers 15.8% have low, 62.1% have moderate and 22.1% have high level of Professional Ethics. A significant difference was found between Private and Government secondary school teachers of Kashmir on Professional Ethics.
Key words: Professional Ethics, Private, Government, Secondary school teachers.
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