Empirical Research
DECISIONAL DEPRIVATION, EQUILIBRIUM AND SATURATION AS VARIABLES IN TEACHER MOTIVATION, JOB SATISFACTION AND MORALE IN NIGERIA
Reviewed By PROF. V. F. PERETOMODE
Volume 4 - Issue 1
Feb 13, 2007 - 4:11:01 PM

Abstract

            This study examines three states of decisional participation as determinants of teacher motivation, job satisfaction and morale. 400 teachers randomly selected from the secondary schools in Warri South LGA of Nigeria participated in the study.  A questionnaire was used to collect the data and frequency, percentage and chi-square contingency table were used to analyse the data. Three research questions were asked and three null hypotheses tested. The results show that most teachers are not involved in decision-making as they would have otherwise preferred.  Finally, the findings also reveal that teachers who are given the opportunity by their principals to participate in as many decisions as they desire are more motivated, satisfied and have high morale than those who are deprived or saturated in decision-making.