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- An Empirical Analysis of the Various Factors that Influence the Motivation of School Teachers
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1 Department of Commerce , University of North Bengal, IN
2 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, IN
1 Department of Commerce , University of North Bengal, IN
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Journal of Organization and Human Behaviour, Vol 2, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 32-39Abstract
Teachers constitute an important part of a school organization. The motivation of teachers to perform to their best at work in school directly influences the performance of a school. Thus it is imperative on the part of the school management to be aware of the various factors that influence the motivation of school teachers and try to optimally manage these factors to create the best motivating environment for the teachers to perform. This study dealt with the various factors that influence the motivation of teachers and their relative significance .The study involved two focus group discussions and a questionnaire survey involving a random sample of teachers from North Bengal (N=111) which included primary, middle, and high school teachers. The results were analyzed and subsequent inferences were drawn. This study was significant for management professionals as it presented a comprehensive view of the factors that influence the motivation of teachers and thus helped to design approaches for teacher motivation.Keywords
Teachers, System, Education
References
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- Barnett, K., McCormick, J. (2003). Vision, relationships, and teacher motivation: A case study. Journal of Educational Administration, 41(1), 55-73.
- Basset-Jones. N., & Lloyd, G. C. (2005). Does Herzberg’s motivational theory have staying power. Journal of management Development, 24(10), 56-57.
- Biehler, R. F., & Snowman, J. (1993). Psychology Applied to Teaching. Boston Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company.
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- Reis, H., Sheldon, K., Roscoe, J., & Ryan, R. (2000). Daily well-being: The role of autonomy, competence and relatedness. Personality and social psychology, 26, 419-435.
- Robbins, S. P., (1996). Organization Behavior (7th Edition). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
- Ryan, R. M. (1995). Psychological needs and facilitation of integrative processes. Journal of personality, 63, 397-427.
- Sergiovanni, T. J. (1967). Factors which affect the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of teachers. Journal of educational administration, 5(1), 66-81.
- Sergiovanni, T. J., & Starratt, R. J. (1979). Supervision-Human Perspectives. New York: Mcgraw Hill Book company.
- Sheldon, K. M., Ryan, R. M., & Reis, H. T. (1996). What makes for a good day? Competence and autonomy in the day and in the person. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 1270-1279.
- Sweeney, P. D. (1990). Distributive justice and pay satisfaction: A field test of an equity theory prediction. Journal of Business and Psychology, 4(3), 329-341.
- Low G. T., Lim, L. H., Yeap, L. L. (1996). What motivates teachers? New Horizons in Education, 37
- Ubom, I. U., & Joshua, M. T. (2004). Needs satisfaction variables as predictors of job satisfaction of employees: Implication for guidance and counseling. Education Research Journal, 4(3).
- Influence of School Management on Motivation of Teachers
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1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, IN
2 Faculty of Arts, Commerce and Law, University of North Bengal, IN
1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, IN
2 Faculty of Arts, Commerce and Law, University of North Bengal, IN
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OPUS: HR Journal, Vol 4, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 1-28Abstract
The primary function of the school management is to create a successful school. Teachers play an important part in the success of a school. Thus a motivated teacher is an asset to the school. In order to have a policydriven approach to teacher motivation, it is imperative to know how the school management directly influences teacher motivation since it is the school management which frames policies and approaches to manage the school. This study dealt with the factors related to school management that influence motivation of school teachers. The study involved a random sample of teachers from North Bengal (N=111). The sample included a mix of primary, middle and high school teachers of a wide range of schools. The findings were analyzed using SPSS 17.0. A principal component analysis resulted in the emergence of three factors which were termed as humane factors, operational factors and clash factors.Subsequently a principal component regression was conducted using the extracted components as predictors.The findings were analyzed and interpreted in the contextual framework of school management. The study provided a framework for school management to work upon and to design policies,processes and interactive approaches which can help to motivate teachers.Keywords
Motivation, Teacher, Management, System, Factor Score RegressionReferences
- Alessandro, S., Castro, M., Ray, S., & Verreline, C. (2004). An Examination of Leadership Styles and Teacher Motivation ,( Unpublished Master’s Thesis),St John’s University, Oakdale
- Barnett, K., & McCormick, J. (2003). Vision, relationships, and teacher motivation: a case study. Journal of Educational Administration, 41(1), 55-73.
- Basset-Jones N., & Lloyd, G. C. (2005). Does Herzberg’s motivational theory have staying power? Journal of management Development, 24(10), 929-943 .
- Biehler, R. F., & Snowman, J. (1993). Psychology Applied to Teaching. Boston Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Brumback, C. J. (1986). The Relationship Between Teacher Job Satisfaction & Student Academic Performance. (Unpublished Doctoral Thesis). Georgia State University.
- Bryman, A., & Cramer, D. (1990). Quantitative Data Analysis for social Scientists. London: Routledge
- Carifio, J., & Perla, R. (2007). Ten common misunderstandings, misconceptions, persistent myths and urban legends about likert scales and likert response formats and their antidotes. Journal of Social Sciences, 2, 106-116.
- Dehalo, G. (2011). The Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Secondary School Teachers in KwazuluNatal : An Education Management Perspective. (Unpublished Doctoral Thesis), University of South Africa .
- Denga, D. I. (1996). Human Engineering for High Productivity in Industrial and Other Work Organization. Calabar: Rapid Educational publishers.
- Dessler, G. (2001). Management : Leading People and Organization in the 21st Century. Harlow: Prentice Hall
- Diener, E., & Diener, M. (1995). Cross cultural correlates of life satisfaction and self esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(4), 161-163.
- Friedlander, F. (1964). Job characteristics as satisfiers and dissatisfiers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 48(6), 388-392.
- Gallmeier, K. (1992). The Effectiveness of Principal Leadership Style on Teacher Motivation .Retrieved from ERIC database (ED354591).
- Hackman, J. R., & Oldham G. R. (1975). Development of the job diagnostic survey.Journal of Applied Psychology, 60, 159-170.
- Hersey, P., Blanchard, K. H., & Johnson, D. E. (2000). Management of Organizational Behaviour- Utilizing Human Resources . New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd
- Herzberg, F., Mausner, B., & Synderman, B. B. (1959). The Motivation of Works. New York: John Wiley and sons
- Karsli, M. D., & Hale, I. (2009). To examine the effect of the motivation provided by the administration on the Job satisfaction of teachers and their institutional commitment. Procedia Social and BehaviouralSciences, 1(1), 2252-2257.
- Kerlinger, F. N. (1973). Foundation of Behavioral Research. New York : Holt Rienehart and Winston N Y Kimble, G. A., Garmezy, N., & Zigler, E. (1985). Principles of Psychology. New Delhi :Wiley Eastern Limited.
- Latt, K. A. (2008). Motivating People on The Way Towards Organizational Performance. Victoria University (Australia) Intern analyst Covalence SA , Geneva.
- Lawler, E., & Suttle, J. (1972). A casual correlation test of need hierarchy concept. Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance, 7(4), 265-287. 21. Lawler, E. E. (1973). Motivation in Work Organization.New York :Brooks Cole
- Manzoor, Q. A. (2011). Impact of employees motivation on organizational effectiveness. European Journal of Business and Management, 3(3), 36-44.
- Maslow, A. H. (1970). Motivation and Personality. New York: Harper and Row
- Miskel, C. (1979). Organizational structures and processes, perceived school effectiveness, loyalty and job satisfaction. Educational Administration Quarterly, 15(3), 97-118.
- Newstrom, J. W., & Davis, K. (1998). Organizational Behavior - Human Behavior at Work. New Delhi : Tata Mcgraw Hill
- Norman, G. (2010). Likert scales, levels of measurement and the “laws” of statistics. Advances in Health Science Education, 15(5) ,625-632
- Ololube N. P. (2005). Benchmarking the motivational competencies of academically qualified teachers and professionally qualified teachers in Nigerian secondary schools. The African Symposium, 5,17-37.
- Piaget , J. (1964). Part I: Cognitive development in children: Piaget development and learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2(3), 176-186.
- Reiss, S. (2000). Who Am I? The 16 Basic Desires that Motivate our Actions and Define Our Personalities. New York: Tarcher/Putnum.
- Reiss, S. (2004). Multifaceted nature of intrinsic motivation: The theory of 16 basic desires. Review of General Psychology, 8, 179-183.
- Reis, H., Sheldon, K., Roscoe, J., & Ryan, R. (2000). Daily well-being : The role of autonomy, competence and relatedness. Personality and Social Psychology, 26, 419-435.
- Robbins, S. P. (1986).Organization Behavior 7th edition. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India
- Ryan, R .M. (1995). Psychological needs and facilitation of integrative processes. Journal of Personality, 63, 397-427.
- Sheldon, K. M., Ryan, R. M., & Reis, H. T. (1996). What makes for a good day? Competence and autonomy in the day and in the person. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 22, 1270-1279.
- Skinner, B. F. (1938). The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis. Oxford: Appleton-Century.
- Skinner, B. F. (1948) .‘Superstition’ in the pigeon. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38, 168-172.
- Sweeney, P .D. (1990). Distributive justice and pay satisfaction ; A field test of an equity theory prediction . Journal of Business and Psychology, 4(3), 329-341.
- Taylor, D. L., & Tashakkori, A. (1995). Decision participation and school climate as predictors of job satisfaction and teacher’s sense of efficacy. Journal of Experimental Education, 63(3), 217-227.
- Ubom, I. U., & Joshua, M. T. (2004). Needs satisfaction variables as predictors of job satisfaction of employees : Implication for guidance and counseling. Education Research Journal, 4(3),1-7.
- Ul-Saufie, A. Z. ,Yahya, A. S., & Ramli, N. A. (2011). Improving linear regression model using principal component analysis for predicting PM10 concentration in SebarangPrai ,Pulao Pinang. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2(2), 415-422.
- An Empirical Study of the Influence of School Infrastructure on the Motivation of Teachers
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1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
2 Commerce & Law, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
2 Commerce & Law, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
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OPUS: HR Journal, Vol 5, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 1-23Abstract
It is widely accepted that school infrastructure plays an important part in the teaching-learning process and its eventual efficacy. Since teachers constitute a very important part in the teaching learning process it is very important to study the role of school infrastructure in motivating teachers. In order to design motivation oriented school infrastructure systems it is essential to know how the different aspects of school infrastructure affect teachers' motivation. The present study sought to address these factors in order to create a structured model which represents how the different aspects of school infrastructure influence the motivation of school teachers. The study was conducted among a random sample of teachers from North Bengal (N = 111). The results were analyzed using SPSS 17.0. Principal component analysis resulted in extracting three factors: which were subsequently labeled as Ego factors, Convenience factors and Operational factors. The findings were analyzed and interpreted. This study provided a structured framework which represented how the different aspects of school infrastructure fulfilled the different human needs and resulted in teacher motivation.Keywords
Motivation, Teacher, School Infrastructure, System, Factor Score Regression.References
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- Alessandro, S., Castro, M., Ray, S., & Verreline, C. (2004). An examination of leadership styles and teacher motivation, (Unpublished Master's Thesis), St John's University, Oakdale.
- Barnett, K., & McCormick, J. (2003). Vision, relationships, and teacher motivation: A case study. Journal of Educational Administration, 41(1), 55-73.
- Basset-Jones, N., & Lloyd, G. C. (2005). Does Herzberg's motivational theory have staying power? Journal of Management Development, 24(10), 929-943.
- Biehler, R. F., & Snowman, J. (1993). Psychology applied to teaching. Boston Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company.
- Brumback, C. J. (1986). The relationship between teacher job satisfaction & student academic performance. (Unpublished Doctoral Thesis). Georgia State University.
- Bryman A., & Cramer, D. (1990). Quantitative Data analysis for social scientists. London: Routledge.
- Buckley, J., Schneider, M. & Shang, Y. (2004). The effects of school facility quality on teacher retention in urban school districts. Washington, DC: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities.
- Carifio, J., & Perla, R. (2007). Ten common misunderstandings, misconceptions, persistent myths and urban legends about Likert scales and Likert response formats and their antidotes. Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), 106-116.
- Gunram, D. (2011). The motivation and job satisfaction of secondary school teachers in Kwazulu Natal: An education management perspective. (Unpublished Doctoral Thesis) University of South Africa.
- Denga, D. I. (1996). Human engineering for high productivity in industrial and other work Organization. Calabar: Rapid Educational Publishers.
- Dessler, G. (2001). Management: Leading people and organization in the 21st century. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
- Diener E., & Diener, M. (1995). Cross cultural correlates of life satisfaction and self esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 68(4), 161-163.
- Friedlander, F. (1964). Job characteristics as satisfiers and dissatisfiers. Journal of Applied Psychology, 48(6), 388-392.
- Gallmeier, K. (1992). The effectiveness of principal leadership style on teacher motivation. Retrieved from ERIC database (ED354591).
- Hackman, J. R., & Oldham, G. R. (1975). Development of the job diagnostic survey. Journal of Applied Psychology, 60(2), 159-170.
- Hanushek, E. A., & Rivkin, S. (2007). Pay, working conditions, and teacher quality. The Future of Children, 17(1), 69-86.
- Hersey, P., Blanchard, K. H., & Johnson, D. E. (2000). Management of Organizational Behaviour - Utilizing Human Resources. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Private Ltd.
- Herzberg F., Mausner B., & Synderman, B. B. (1959). The Motivation of Works. New York: John Wiley and Sons.
- Karsli, M. D., & Hale, I. (2009). To examine the effect of the motivation provided by the administration on the job satisfaction of teachers and their institutional commitment. Procedia Social and Behavioural Sciences, 1(1), 2252-2257.
- Kerlinger, F. N. (1973). Foundation of Behavioral Research. New York: Holt Rienehart and Winston N.Y. Kimble, G. A., Garmezy, N., & Zigler, E. (1985). Principles of psychology. New Delhi: Wiley Eastern Limited.
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- Latt, K. A. (2008). Motivating people on the way towards organizational performance. Victoria University (Australia) Intern analyst Covalence SA, Geneva.
- Lawler, E., & Suttle, J. (1972). A casual correlation test of need hierarchy concept. Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance, 7(4), 265-287.
- Lawler, E. E. (1973). Motivation in work organization. New York: Brooks Cole.
- Maslow, A. H. (1970). Motivation and personality. New York: Harper and Row.
- Miskel, C. (1979). Organizational structures and processes, perceived school effectiveness, loyalty and job satisfaction. Educational Administration Quarterly, 15(3), 97-118.
- Newstrom, J. W., & Davis, K. (1998). Organizational behavior-Human behavior at work. New Delhi: Tata Mcgraw Hill.
- Norman, G. (2010). Likert scales, levels of measurement and the "laws" of statistics. Advances in Health Science Education, 15(5), 625-632.
- Ololube, N. P. (2005). Benchmarking the motivational competencies of academically qualified teachers and professionally qualified teachers in Nigerian secondary schools. The African Symposium, 5(3), 17-37.
- Manzoor, Q. A. (2011). Impact of employees motivation on organizational effectiveness European Journal of Business and Management, 3(3), 36-44.
- Piaget, J. (1964). Part I: Cognitive development in children: Piaget development and learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2(3), 176-186.
- Reiss, S. (2000). Who Am I? The 16 basic desires that motivate our actions and define our personalities. New York: Tarcher/Putnum.
- Reiss, S. (2004). Multifaceted nature of intrinsic motivation: The theory of 16 basic desires. Review of General Psychology, 8(3), 179-183.
- Reis, H., Sheldon, K., Roscoe, J., & Ryan, R. (2000). Daily well-being: The role of autonomy, competence and relatedness. Personality and Social Psychology, 26(4), 419-435.
- Robbins, S. P. (1986). Organization behavior (7thed.). New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India.
- Ryan, R. M. (1995). Psychological needs and facilitation of integrative processes. Journal of Personality, 63(3), 397-427.
- Sheldon, K. M., Ryan, R. M., & Reis, H. T. (1996). What makes for a good day? Competence and autonomy in the day and in the person.
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, December, 22(12), 1270-1279.
- Skinner, B. F. (1938). The behavior of organisms: An experimental analysis. Oxford: Appleton-Century.
- Skinner, B. F. (1948). Superstition' in the pigeon. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38(2), 168-172.
- Sweeney, P. D. (1990). Distributive justice and pay satisfaction: A field test of an equity theory prediction. Journal of Business and Psychology, 4(3), 329-341.
- Taylor, D. L., Tashakkori, A. (1995). Decision participation and school climate as predictors of job satisfaction and teacher's sense of efficacy. Journal of Experimental Education, 63(3), 217-227.
- Ubom, I. U., & Joshua, M. T. (2004). Needs satisfaction variables as predictors of job satisfaction of employees: Implication for guidance and counseling. Education Research Journal, 4(3), 1-7.
- Ul-Saufie, A. Z., Yahya, A. S., & Ramli, N. A. (2011). Improving linear regression model using principal component analysis for predicting PM
- 10 concentration in Sebarang Prai, Pulao Pinang . International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2(2), 415-422.
- An Empirical Study of the Influence of School Students on the Motivation of Teachers
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1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
2 University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
2 University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
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OPUS: HR Journal, Vol 6, No 2 (2015), Pagination: 38-61Abstract
Students form a major part of the influence for the effective implementation of the teaching-learning process in schools. Teachers make up the other significant part of the process. Studies have been conducted on whether students influence teacher motivation at work. Since schools can be designed to create a self motivating behavioural systems , it is essential to know in detail how each aspect of students' behaviour influence the motivation of teachers . The present study dwells into the various factors related to student behaviour that influences the motivation of school teachers. A random sample of teachers (N=111) was chosen for the purpose of the study and the subsequent results were analyzed by SPSS 17.0. A principal component analysis extracted three factors : these factors were named Bonding factors, Process factors and Hindrance factors . Subsequently a principal component regression was conducted. The study provided a detailed insight on how the motivation of school teachers is influenced by the behavioural aspects of their students.Keywords
Motivation, Teacher, Students, System, Factor Score Regression.- An Empirical Study of the Influence of the Personal and Social Factors on the Motivation of School Teachers
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1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
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Journal of Organization and Human Behaviour, Vol 5, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 29-36Abstract
Teaching is a dynamic and interpersonal job, thus teachers are strongly influenced by the social environment within which they live and operate. These social and personal factors also influence teachers' motivation to give their best at work. Motivational level of teachers is widely stated to be a major factor which determines the efficacy of the teaching of learning process, thus it is very important to study the influence of personal and social factors on the motivation of school teachers. Studies have been conducted on the various societal factors that influence teacher motivation but the influence and the nature of influence of each personal and societal factor on the motivation of school teachers has not been significantly studied. In order to design a school which acts as a behavioral system and motivates all stakeholders including teachers to give their best at work one has to study in depth the influence of the societal and personal factors related to teachers and their influence on the motivational levels of teachers. This study seeks to do that. The study included a random sample of teachers (N = 111). The results of the survey were analyzed by SPSS 17.0. A principal component analysis extracted three factors: namely Physiological and Safety factors, Happiness factors and Esteem factors. The study sought to provide an analysis of how these factors influence teacher motivation.Keywords
Motivation, Teacher, Society, Personal, System, Factor Score Regression.- An Empirical Study of the Workplace Happiness of Doctors in North Bengal
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1 University B.T. & Evening College, Cooch Behar, IN
2 University of North Bengal, IN
3 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, IN
1 University B.T. & Evening College, Cooch Behar, IN
2 University of North Bengal, IN
3 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, IN
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Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 7, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 75-81Abstract
Workplace happiness has been recognized to be one of the major factors for increased productivity, enhanced quality of work and workplace efficacy . Since workplace efficacy is of prime importance for the medical profession it is important to know if doctors are primarily happy in their workplace and with their profession .This study dwells with the levels of existing workplace happiness of doctors in North Bengal and examines the factors that affect the levels of workplace happiness. The study included a sample of 102 ( N=102) doctors from North Bengal Medical College .The study was a descriptive research study and used the Jobs Central work happiness indicator to measure happiness levels of the doctors involved in the study. The study concluded that salary and interesting nature of the work were the most important attributes that affected workplace happiness of doctors where as safety, location of work or workload were the least important factors affecting workplace happiness of doctors.Keywords
Work, Workplace, Happiness, Doctors, Attribute.- Designing a School Behavioural System to Optimize the Workplace Motivation of School Teachers
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1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
1 Department of Commerce, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, IN
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Journal of Organization and Human Behaviour, Vol 5, No 4 (2016), Pagination: 1-12Abstract
To develop a systems approach to school education and management, it is necessary that schools be redesigned as behavioral systems. A motivational system within a school system will have policies, practices, and processes aligned to maximize workplace motivation of an essential stakeholder. Teachers are very important to the success of a school system and its ultimate outcome. Studies have shown that motivated teachers lead to better student outcome and thus a behavioral system which seeks to maximize the workplace motivation of school teachers will be of great value to modern school design and management. The present paper draws on the empirical findings from the previous studies of the researchers to design a behavioral system for schools which will deal with the various factors that affect workplace motivation of school teachers. It is posited in this paper that peers, management, infrastructure, students, social, personal life, and work form a system consisting of various internal components which influence the internal motivational system of teachers. The internal motivational system of teachers consists of clash, esteem, process, security, relation, comfort, and hindrance components. The study seeks to design a system incorporating all the components that constitute the motivational system of individual school teachers. This study has potent implications for school management to help create schools which seek to optimize teacher motivation in a systemic manner in order to augment the efficacy of the teaching learning processes.Keywords
Motivation, Teacher, System, School Management, School Organisation.References
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