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INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
EXPLORING MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS IN THE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CAREER CHOICE OF A TEACHER
Dr Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research,
Kohat University of Science and Technology
Mr. Faridullah Khan
Lecturer, Institute of Education and Research,
Kohat University of Science and Technology
Dr. Ali Murtaza
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education ,Preston University, Islamabad
Abstract
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 behaviour toward a particular goal. The main objectives of the study were (a) to
identify the motivational factors in selecting teaching professional as career choice of
teachers (b) To identify the importance of selecting teaching profession. The population
of the study was considered all the secondary school of district Rawalpindi Random
sampling technique was used for the selection of the sample. In this way 30 secondary
schools of District Rawalpindi were selected as a sample of the study. Questionnaires
were used as research instruments for collection of data. 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 at 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,
Keywords: Motivational Factors, Profession, Job, Reward, Incentives, Recognition,
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.
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JANUARY 2011
VOL 2, NO 9
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