Exploring Motivational Factors in the Professional Development Career Choice of a Teacher

Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research In Business › Vol. 2 Nbr. 9, January 2011

Author: Din, Muhammad Naseer Ud

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of motivational factors in the professional development career choice of teacher in the academic institutions of Rawalpindi. Motivation can be defined as the process of activating, maintaining and directing behavior toward a particular goal. The main objectives of the study were to identify the motivational factors in selecting teaching professional as career of choice of teachers and to identify the importance of selecting teaching profession. The data were collected through the questionnaires about various aspect of the study are presented in percentages in tabular form and applied Chi-square test for identify the testing of significance value. Conclusions were made a the end of the research. On the basis of analysis it was concluded that the opinions of majority teachers to adopt teaching as profession career first due to interest in attractive job, prestige profession, reward, incentive, expressing expectations, achievement, advancement, recognition, status, performance opportunity and good conducive working environment.

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Exploring Motivational Factors in the Professional Development Career Choice of a Teacher

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1. Introduction

Motivation is the desire or drive within a person to achieve some goal, within is the operative word here, for motivation is an internal condition based on a person's values, perceptions, and needs (Rick et al; 1995). The term motivation derives from the Latin movers, "to move". It is virtually impossible to determine a person's motivation until that person behaves of literally moves (Mifflin, 1995).

Humans are motivated by many things-psychological needs, physiological drives, survival, urges, emotions, hurts, impulses, fears, threats, rewards (money, friendship, status), possessions, wishes, intentions, values, mastery, freedom, intrinsic satisfaction, self-satisfaction, interests, pleasure, dislikes, established habits, goals, ambitions and so on.

Human resources are the most important and usually the most expensive asset that any organization can possess. In higher educatio...

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