Professional Pleasure and Teacher Motivation: A Study with Reference to Teachers of Selected Schools in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada
Author : Dr. Nayana LM
Abstract :
All problems of educational methodology are primarily problems of motivation and learning, perception and thought. There is a need to inculcate and stimulate interest in a child. Today students need to be motivated towards learning, especially at the primary levels. Not all students are motivated by the same values, needs, desires or wants. A teacher is no longer viewed as the transmitter of knowledge, or dispenser of wisdom, but as a diagnostician, guide, assistant whenever appropriate-encouragement, stimulator, promoter and an interaction participator in the education process. A teacher walks on a tightrope between the reality of today and the anticipation of tomorrow and the distant future. Therefore, the role of a teacher has taken on new dimensions. The teaching community is playing a crucial role in moulding the lives and character of the future citizens of the country. Whether the same teaching community are enjoying the profession of teaching and are motivated in it. This paper tries to investigate the interrelation between professional pleasure and motivation of teachers in primary schools in Mangalore. Teachers teaching in Government, Aided and Unaided Primary Schools were selected at random and administered with a semi structured questionnaire. The collected data are analysed with appropriate statistical tools to arrive at the conclusion. It was found that professional pleasure of interaction with students and parents and also developing their personality and satisfaction of helping build a strong society motivates a teacher. But financial incentives are lacking especially to the teachers teaching in unaided schools.
Keywords :
Motivation, professional pleasure, student motivation, financial incentives, interaction
