ISSN 2239-978X Journal of Educational and Social Research Vol. 3 (1) January 2013 25 Effects of Professional Attitude of Teachers on their Teaching Performance: Case of Government Secondary School Teachers in Malakand Region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Iqbal Ahmad Department of Education,  Hamdan Said School of Graduate Studies,  Alam Zeb Department of Management Studies,  Sihatullah Department of Computer Sciences, Malakand, Pakistan Khalil ur Rehman  Lahore, Pakistan Doi: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n1p25 Abstract               stud                                                                                                        critical gap in the current practices of the                  attitude of teachers could be further enhanced through institutionalizing continual professional development   Keywords: Professional attitude, performance, learning process, professional development 1. Introduction There is a close relationship between teachers’ professional attitude and their performance. Attitude is defined as a relational mental state that directs the behaviors of an individual. Different individuals