Resumen de Motivational Sources of Teachers in a Developing Country
Osman Emiroğlu, Ahmet Güneyli, Nazim Serkan Burgul
The problem sentence of this study is “What are the perceptions of teachers regarding their sources of motivation?” The descriptive research method was used in this study. Stratified sampling was applied to the overall research population of 3,063 teachers in North Cyprus, which resulted in a research sample of to a 341 teachers. A Motivational Sources Scale, prepared by the researchers, was used as the data collection tool in the research. The teachers who participated in this study stated that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are “highly” important for them. In particular, it was observed that they consider intrinsic motivation to be more important than extrinsic motivation. As a suggestion for future teacher training, it is important to determine intrinsic motivation sources and therefore how to motivate teachers more deliberately and systematically. Furthermore, the extrinsic motivation sources that are problematic can be determined, as they affect teachers negatively and should be specified and eradicated.
