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Money is a generalized secondary reinforce because its affects can be generalized
to numerous behaviors (Lewis, 1998). Recognition is one of the most important and
effective incentives for improved performance. Recognition could include public praise,
expansion of a job appraisal or special attention. Its effectiveness to motivation depends
upon the person (teacher) as to what value and position he gives to the recognition of the
head (Ricks et al., 1995).
Job security is one of the most intense motives particularly in a fast paced, highly
technological society. Job security is one of the top goals that motivate employees. Heads
need to communicate and clarify organization policy and discuss job security to their
employees (Luthans, 1995).
Teacher motivation naturally has to do with teachers' attitude to work. It has to do
with teachers desire to participate in the pedagogical processes within the college
environment. It has to do with teachers' interest in student discipline and control
particularly in the classroom. Therefore, it could underlie their involvement or noninvolvement
in academic and non-academic activities, which operate in college. The
teacher is the one that translates educational philosophy and objective into knowledge
and skill and transfers them to students in the classroom. Classroom climate is important
in teacher motivation. If a teacher experiences the classroom as a safe, healthy, happy
place with supportive resources and facilities for teaching for optimal learning, he/she
tends to participate more than expected in the process of management, administration and
the overall improvement of the college. The teacher commands and transmits the image
of one who improves knowledge and the physical conditions of the classroom through
orderliness, discipline and control. He makes diagnosis of student's feelings and attitudes
inferred by their behaviour and response in the classroom environment (Kerlinger, 1993).
Motivation refers to a state that directs the behaviour of the individual towards
certain goals. Motivation has been defined as: the psychological process that gives
behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner, 1995). Teachers motivate learners through a
variety of strategies based on understanding of the learners‘ growth and development
patterns, individual ability differences, and through internal and external factors that may
arouse and sustain the desire to learn more.
2.1 Statement of Problem
The study was designed to explore motivational factors in the professional development
career choice of a teacher as perceived by the trained graduate teachers of Rawalpindi
District.
2.2 Significance of the Study
The focus of study was upon the identification of the motivational factors responsible for
selecting teaching profession by the teachers. The research is of diagnostic value and
identification of factors is considered to be beneficial in a number of ways to all those
who are involved in teaching profession. The identification of these factors will help to
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