Teachers motivation in higher education: A comparative study across discipline and designation

Pages:221-225
Shadma Absar (National University of Educational, Planning and Administration, New Delhi)
Syed Salma Jameel (Disability Liaison Officer, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia)

The university teaching demands high motivation with lot of academic and admistrative workload. The present study explored the work motivation of teachers of a central university in Delhi. Data was collected from 120 teachers teaching in professional science, basic science and social science disciplines. Assistant and associate professor were equal in numbers in the selected sample. The present study is a descriptive and exploratory study with a 3 x 2 factorial design. The study aimed to explore the work motivation of teachers across the three disciplines and two designations. Findings of the study revealed that were no significant differences across discipline and designation on the work motivations of teachers. Factor responsible for increasing motivation among teachers were identified, implications for policy and future researches were drawn.