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A study of the relationships among selected motivational needs of teachers and certain organizational characteristics of six high schools: Perceptions of teachers in an urban setting
Abstract
A study of the perceptions on one hundred and one teachers in four public and two private urban high schools to discover if four motivational needs of workers as described in the literature also hold for teachers. In addition, the study attempted to discover possible correlations among the six selected characteristics of high schools and the motivational needs. This study poses three questions: (1) What is the strength of higher order motivational needs of teachers in the six high schools (four public and two private)? (2) What correlations exist among higher order motivational needs and organizational characteristics of the schools? (3) Do such correlations differ across schools by type? A questionnaire was developed and field-tested and given to teachers on a voluntary basis. Results were cross-tabulated at.01 degree of significance using an SSPX program. Results showed teachers in the study had strong higher order motivational needs for decision input and achievement and to a lesser degree in autonomy and recognition. Correlations were found for only a few organizational characteristics and varied by schools. There was little difference between the public and private school teachers. The exam schools did not differ significantly from the district and private schools. Conclusions were drawn that this study divulged important trends which should be further investigated on a larger sample of teachers since the findings are significant for a system embarking on a school-based management model of governance.
Subject Area
Educational administration|Labor relations
Recommended Citation
Rice, Aileen Elizabeth, "A study of the relationships among selected motivational needs of teachers and certain organizational characteristics of six high schools: Perceptions of teachers in an urban setting" (1990). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9022735.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9022735