Determinants of Motivation in Teachers: A Study of Private Secondary Schools Chain Networks in Bahawalpur

Abstract

Retaining quality employees is the dream of every organization. This research focuses on a big issue arising in the education sector. A large number of teachers are incoming and leaving the private schools of Bahawalpur. Lack of motivation is a major cause of teachers’ turnover. Aspire of this research is to find the factors which can motivate private secondary school teachers of Bahawalpur. Five chain-networked secondary schools are included in this study. Sample size of 136 is selected for this population. Questionnaires are distributed to these 136 teachers and interviews are also conducted. Regression coefficient is calculated between motivation and other independent variables identified by other researchers in order to motivate employees. Regression coefficients between motivation and independent variables revealed that employees are motivated by handsome prompt salary, unbiased appraisals, positive behavior of students, presence of staff rooms, friendly environment, availability of learning resources, small class size, less distance from the school, selecting upper class as target market and autonomy given to school teachers.

Keywords: motivation factors, teachers, private schools, turnover