Academic Psychological Contract and the Diverse Academic Obligations of Self-Financing College Faculty with Reference to Arts and Science Colleges, Chennai City

Abstract

A Nation's ability to advance is largely determined by the caliber of its educational Institutions and system. Academic staff, student body, curriculum, and infrastructure are the primary factors that determine the effectiveness of any given educational system. The entire educational system in higher education depends on academic faculties, who play a crucial role in this regard. Scholars are expected to perform research, write for prestigious journals, and offer professional advice in addition to teaching. The researcher's focus on psychological contracts in the academic setting stemmed from the evolving nature of academia. The study concentrated on investigating the duties connected with self-financing college faculties of arts and science colleges as well as the existence of a psychological contract that exists in the academic environment. In an academic setting, the paper emphasizes the teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities of self-financing college faculties as “obligation of teaching fraternity" to their employers. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to all 100 female faculty members in Chennai city to investigate the perceptions of duties in the academic setting.