There are many popular sayings and proverbs
to the effect that people do not change. This stands in
contrast to definite age stereotypes held over the centuries
by the intellectuals and writers as well as by the general
public. This paradox is partly carried over into scientific
discussion on stability and change in the process of life-
span development. As we will try to show, the answer to
the question of change depends on what you look for and
how you evaluate what you find. The central question to
be answered is what changed or not changed the
personality particularly during the second half of life, has
been in disarray. One reason for this lies in the state of
personality research and theory which suggests much
uncertainty and confusion. In response to the frustrating
atomistic research characteristic of the second half of the
century, a revival of interest in idiographic
psychodynamic approaches can be noted. Personality
may be viewed as the dynamic organization of those traits
and characteristics patterns of behavior that are unique
to individual. Academic staff personality is
straightforwardly and indirectly related to learning and
teaching in the affective domain as well as to that in
cognitive and psychomotor domains. Personality aids
teaching, for communication takes place between teacher
and the learner- even in the absence of the spoken word.
Research on academic staff personality is based on the
assumption that the teacher as a person is a momentous
variable in teaching - learning process. This study is
exploring the difference between the personality factors
and coping strategies adopted by government academic
staff and private academic staff which shows slight
difference in provided facilities due to which performance
difference is also observed. This study has tried to
elaborate the difference between the personality factors
and coping strategies adopted by government academic
staff and private academic staff.
Keywords : Personality, Government, Private, Teacher, Academic.