Determinants of Teachers’ Work Motivation in Government Preparatory and Secondary Schools in Hadiya Zone
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to examine teachers motivation in government general secondary schools of Hadiya zone . Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The study targeted the teachers of the government preparatory secondary schools of Hadiya zone. There are six government preparatory secondary schools in selected Woreda and town. Census sampling technique was used to select the schools while availability sampling technique was used to select the teachers. Self designed questionnaire were used to collect data from teachers. A total of four hundred fifty (450) teaches were selected where four hundred twenty nine (429) filled and returned . Statically package for social science (SPSS version23) was used to analyze these quantitative data where descriptive statics such as mean, standard deviation, frequencies , percentage regression analysis , correlation analysis, and t- test were be used to describe the data . The study found that teachers were de-motivated on various aspect such as lack of recognition for good performance, lack professional freedom,lack of merit base promotion , in adequate benefit, lack of instinctive and inadequate house allowance . The study also found that improving both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for teacher increases over all teacher work motivation. Furthermore female teachers were found more motivated than male teachers, regarding age variables teachers of the age group between 26 -30 years 51 and above years were found to be more motivated than the rest age categories. In respect with qualification, teachers with second degree (MA,MSc) were fond in more motivated than first degree ( BA/ BSc/Bed) holders and there were no statistically significant differences found among different fields of specialization and teachers work motivation, Concerning teaching services , teachers with service years between 6- 10 years were found most motivated and teaches with 11-15 years of service were found least motivated toward their profession for enhancement of ensure that teachers are well motivated toward their profession of the enhancement better educational out comes.
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Determinants of Teachers’, Work Motivation in Government