Teacher’s Motivation & Job Satisfaction

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Ghulam Salma , Dr. Mushtaq A.Sajid ,

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Volume 1 - October 2012 (10)

Abstract

Teacher motivation is an important concern for educational leaders and managers because teacher motivation has an important effect on student motivation. Teacher Motivation is also important for advance of educational reforms. Job satisfaction which simply define, at this point as the difference between the amounts of rewards works receive and the amount they believe they should receive. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that influence teacher’s motivation & Job satisfaction. Teachers are more arguably the most important group of professionals for our nation’s future. The method used for data collection include questionnaires and interviews from teachers of Forty-five Govt. high Schools, inter college, and fifteen Private schools & Inter college of Kotli District (AJK). We have review of the literature maximum articles related to foreign countries. During this research paper one thing strikes me; the major factor influences job satisfaction is political pressure. This factor has not seen prominent in foreign countries. Other major problem in colleges and school is negligence of merit which is the main effect on proper education; the intelligent candidates are neglected due to political influence. The paper sought to describe various techniques, which help in teaching motivation & job satisfaction. 

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Teacher Teacher’s Motivation & Job Satisfaction in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

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