Abstract
Motivation of a person have a profound effect on his/her performance.
Performance of a teacher not only includes the instructional outcomes but it
also encompases performance on other job related responsibilities. Being an
authorized individual heads of schools can effect motivation of their teachers
to improve their performance. This study was examined at finding the
difference in responses of elementary school teachers regarding the
motivational techniques used by their heads and its effect on their
performance in urban and rural schools of Sheikhupura District. For this
purpose, a survey was conducted for data collection. A sample of 600
teachers (Male = 337, Female = 263) was collected from 80 randomly
selected elementary schools in District Sheikhpura. An indignously developed
and validated instrument (questionnaire) was used to collect data comprising
of 43 statements related to eight motivational techniques. The mean
difference in teachers’ responses who were working in urban and rural
elementary schools, about the effect of motivational techniques on their
performance was identified through t-test. The findings of the study indicated
that most of the lementary teachers were of the view that heads’ motivational
techniques have strong effect on their performance. Moreover, difference was
not statistically significant in responses of urban and rural teachers about the
heads motivational techniques and its effect on their performance. It is
recommended that the government should give training to heads of
elementary schools to enhance their teachers' motivation in order to improve
their performance.
Sumaira Munawar, Abdul Qayyam Ch, Misbah Malik. (2020) Head Teachers' Motivational Techniques and Elementary School Teachers' Performance in Urban and Rural Areas of District Sheikhupura, Journal of Educational Research, Volume 23, Issue 1.
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