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The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the relationships among the awarding of career pay, teacher motivation, and student achievement. This study sought to answer the following questions: (1) Is there a difference in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of those teachers who receive career pay as opposed to those teachers who do not receive career pay? and (2) Is reading and mathematics achievement higher in teachers' classes where teachers receive career pay than in classes where teachers do not receive career pay? According to the U.S. Department of Education projections, by the year 2009 school systems will face a 2-2.5 million teacher shortage. Some 200,000 new teachers are needed annually to enter the profession. Career pay may prove to be a method to reward, to attract, and to retain excellent teachers. Student achievement was assessed using the California Achievement Test. Pretest and Posttest gain scores were used to assess higher achievement in reading or mathematics for teachers who receive career pay as opposed to those who did not receive career pay. A Teacher Motivation Questionnaire was used to assess intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of teachers. Specifically, the instrument was used to determine if teachers who received career pay were more intrinsically or extrinsically motivated than teachers who did not receive career pay. Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences using regression analysis, frequencies, reliability, and t-tests. Conclusions of this study are that teachers who receive career pay are not more intrinsically or extrinsically motivated than teachers who do not receive career pay and that student achievement is not increased by the awarding of career pay. / Ed. D.

In the public education accountability movement, politicians and corporate reformers claim that student performance on standardized tests is an appropriate and reliable measure of a teacher's ability to educate. Given the process of holding K-12 classroom teachers directly accountable for individual student achievement based on standardized testing results, the teachers at XYZ Elementary School are currently motivated to change only through externally controlled factors or extrinsic motivation. The purpose of this research was to explore processes other than extrinsic motivation that motivate teachers to engage in strategies and methods that indirectly influence students to learn over the long term. The purpose of the mixed transformative emancipatory design focused on change orientation and the social injustice inflicted upon professional educators (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2011). The study took place at a single-site elementary location with 19 volunteer teachers. The qualitative and quantitative data included 2 assessments, 1 experiment, 1 activity, and individual interviews. Data analysis of this transformative, mixed-methods, emancipatory design revealed the participants of XYZ Elementary School were ready and willing to change, felt low levels of autonomy in the workplace, experienced levels of flow (intrinsic motivation) in the classroom, and experienced low levels of support or appreciation from political leaders and the business community. The implication for local social change is the reexamining of current extrinsic motivation and management techniques to help educators become more effective. Broader social implications of this study are that teachers who experience higher degrees of autonomy and sense of purpose also feel a greater amount of intrinsic motivation to teach and learn.

Although previous research has examined the relationship of teachers' school context to both teacher motivation and retention (Coladarci 1992; Hoy and Woolfolk 1993; Uline 2008; Skaalvik and Skaalvik 2010), very little research has looked at the role of teachers' professional development experiences to these outcome variables, nor has the role of motivation in the relationship between school contextual factors and teachers' professional commitment been examined. This study tested a model of teacher motivation that measures the relationships of teacher background variables, professional development experiences, and school climate to teacher self-determination and professional commitment. Teacher self-determination was hypothesized in this model to mediate the relationship between these teacher background and contextual variables to teachers' professional commitment. The fit of the model was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling, with a multiple group analysis employed to determine whether significant differences existed between public and charter school teacher participants. Results of this investigation revealed that with some modifications, the proposed model obtained good fit (using multiple fit indices) for both groups, with parameters allowed to vary freely. Due to possible differences between groups in measurement and structural model path coefficients, models for each group of teachers are interpreted separately. Implications of the final models as well as limitations of the study are discussed.

Recent reforms in teacher evaluation tie these evaluations to student performance as measured by test scores and merit pay has been offered as a way to reward high test scores and improve teacher performance. Thus, the federal Race to the Top program has led several states toward teacher evaluation instruments that incorporate outcome data in the form of student achievement. In most states, this is the first step in the plan to institute a pay for performance program for teachers, also known as merit pay. This paper analyzes the concept of merit pay through the lens of equity theory. Equity theory provides a framework to organize a workplace that is equitable, consistent, and free of self-interest. Readers are challenged to consider the implications of merit pay in light of equity theory and resultant issues for educational policy and practice.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:49:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO FINAL WILLIAM[1].pdf: 757637 bytes, checksum: 00d2c337c55a7b6405f19d7925c6d73d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-06 / The purpose of this study was to identify, according to teachers of public schools of São Paulo State, (1) the factors of dissatisfaction, (2) the factors of motivation in their respective career phases, (3) suggestions of challenging goals in their professional careers, (4) their preferences between individual and collective challenges, and (5) stimuli which can be used in a leveraging plan, within the parameters of State Teaching Statute. The choice of subjects was done in two public schools of the state of São Paulo, both situated in the city of Presidente Prudente. The first one is located in the central area of the city, has 3000 students, being classified as of great size and, according to the Map of Social Exclusion of Presidente Prudente, is situated In the area of social inclusion. Located in a neighborhood of "mean social exclusion", according to the same geographical criterion applied to the first school, the second school has 1300 students, being classified as of medium size. The method chosen was a qualitative research study classified as a two case study. The data collection was conducted through a semi-structured interview guide, taking care of eliminating name, date or data that could lead to the identification of the teacher interviewed. Fourteen teachers of every career phase and age were interviewed. An observation guide of teacher work places was also utilized with the purpose of supporting and validating the statements collected through the interview. Finally, stimuli, which can be used as motivating factors, were identified by the teachers in the present legislation. Among the most relevant results of the study, an almost unanimity was found in relation to teacher career valorization and recognition, salary revision and a medium and long range plan for the profession. All these proposals were amply supported by the literature review, which highlights the need to remunerate, reward and recognize those professionals for eliminating their dissatisfactions, as a prerequisite for their motivation through which their performance will be better, overcoming the obstacles mentioned in the study and working more and qualitatively better. Finally, in the conclusions of the study the suggestion of an action plan based on the results of the study was presented. This plan intends to lead the teachers to compensate and overcome presently existing barriers in the profession. / O propósito desta pesquisa foi identificar junto a professores de escolas públicas do Estado de São Paulo (1) as causas de insatisfação, (2) os fatores de motivação em suas respectivas fases de carreira, (3) sugestões de metas desafiadoras em suas carreiras profissionais, (4) suas preferências entre desafios individuais e coletivos, e (5) dentro dos parâmetros do Estatuto do Magistério estadual, estímulos que possam ser usados em um plano alavancador da qualidade de ensino. A escolha dos sujeitos foi feita em duas escolas públicas do Estado de São Paulo, ambas situadas na cidade de Presidente Prudente. A primeira localiza-se na área central da cidade, tem 3000 alunos, classificando-se como de grande porte, e, segundo o Mapa de Exclusão Social de Presidente Prudente, está situada na área de inclusão social. A segunda escola, localizada em bairro de média exclusão social , segundo o mesmo critério geográfico aplicado à primeira escola, tem 1300 alunos, classificando-se como de porte médio. O método escolhido foi o de pesquisa qualitativa, utilizando o estudo de dois casos. A coleta de dados foi realizada mediante um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada, tomando-se o cuidado de eliminar nome, data ou dados que pudessem levar à identificação do professor entrevistado. Foram entrevistados catorze professores de todas as fases de carreira e idade. Também foi utilizada a observação dos locais de trabalho do professor visando amparar e dar suporte às declarações colhidas, validando-as. Por fim, foram identificados pelos professores na atual legislação estímulos que podem ser usados como fatores motivacionais. Entre os resultados mais relevantes da pesquisa, encontrou-se uma quase unanimidade em relação à necessidade de valorização e reconhecimento da carreira, revisão salarial e um plano de médio/longo prazo para a profissão. Todas essas propostas foram comprovadas fartamente pela revisão da literatura, destacando-se a necessidade de remunerar, recompensar e reconhecer esses profissionais da educação, eliminando suas insatisfações, como pré-requisito para uma situação de motivação, mediante a qual seu desempenho será melhor, superando os entraves mencionados no estudo e trabalhando mais e qualitativamente melhor. Finalmente, foi apresentada nas conclusões do estudo a sugestão de um plano de ação baseado no resultado da pesquisa. Esse plano pretende levar os professores a compensar e superar os entraves existentes atualmente na profissão.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:54:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTACAO FINAL WILLIAM[1].pdf: 757637 bytes, checksum: 00d2c337c55a7b6405f19d7925c6d73d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-06 / The purpose of this study was to identify, according to teachers of public schools of São Paulo State, (1) the factors of dissatisfaction, (2) the factors of motivation in their respective career phases, (3) suggestions of challenging goals in their professional careers, (4) their preferences between individual and collective challenges, and (5) stimuli which can be used in a leveraging plan, within the parameters of State Teaching Statute. The choice of subjects was done in two public schools of the state of São Paulo, both situated in the city of Presidente Prudente. The first one is located in the central area of the city, has 3000 students, being classified as of great size and, according to the Map of Social Exclusion of Presidente Prudente, is situated In the area of social inclusion. Located in a neighborhood of "mean social exclusion", according to the same geographical criterion applied to the first school, the second school has 1300 students, being classified as of medium size. The method chosen was a qualitative research study classified as a two case study. The data collection was conducted through a semi-structured interview guide, taking care of eliminating name, date or data that could lead to the identification of the teacher interviewed. Fourteen teachers of every career phase and age were interviewed. An observation guide of teacher work places was also utilized with the purpose of supporting and validating the statements collected through the interview. Finally, stimuli, which can be used as motivating factors, were identified by the teachers in the present legislation. Among the most relevant results of the study, an almost unanimity was found in relation to teacher career valorization and recognition, salary revision and a medium and long range plan for the profession. All these proposals were amply supported by the literature review, which highlights the need to remunerate, reward and recognize those professionals for eliminating their dissatisfactions, as a prerequisite for their motivation through which their performance will be better, overcoming the obstacles mentioned in the study and working more and qualitatively better. Finally, in the conclusions of the study the suggestion of an action plan based on the results of the study was presented. This plan intends to lead the teachers to compensate and overcome presently existing barriers in the profession. / O propósito desta pesquisa foi identificar junto a professores de escolas públicas do Estado de São Paulo (1) as causas de insatisfação, (2) os fatores de motivação em suas respectivas fases de carreira, (3) sugestões de metas desafiadoras em suas carreiras profissionais, (4) suas preferências entre desafios individuais e coletivos, e (5) dentro dos parâmetros do Estatuto do Magistério estadual, estímulos que possam ser usados em um plano alavancador da qualidade de ensino. A escolha dos sujeitos foi feita em duas escolas públicas do Estado de São Paulo, ambas situadas na cidade de Presidente Prudente. A primeira localiza-se na área central da cidade, tem 3000 alunos, classificando-se como de grande porte, e, segundo o Mapa de Exclusão Social de Presidente Prudente, está situada na área de inclusão social. A segunda escola, localizada em bairro de média exclusão social , segundo o mesmo critério geográfico aplicado à primeira escola, tem 1300 alunos, classificando-se como de porte médio. O método escolhido foi o de pesquisa qualitativa, utilizando o estudo de dois casos. A coleta de dados foi realizada mediante um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturada, tomando-se o cuidado de eliminar nome, data ou dados que pudessem levar à identificação do professor entrevistado. Foram entrevistados catorze professores de todas as fases de carreira e idade. Também foi utilizada a observação dos locais de trabalho do professor visando amparar e dar suporte às declarações colhidas, validando-as. Por fim, foram identificados pelos professores na atual legislação estímulos que podem ser usados como fatores motivacionais. Entre os resultados mais relevantes da pesquisa, encontrou-se uma quase unanimidade em relação à necessidade de valorização e reconhecimento da carreira, revisão salarial e um plano de médio/longo prazo para a profissão. Todas essas propostas foram comprovadas fartamente pela revisão da literatura, destacando-se a necessidade de remunerar, recompensar e reconhecer esses profissionais da educação, eliminando suas insatisfações, como pré-requisito para uma situação de motivação, mediante a qual seu desempenho será melhor, superando os entraves mencionados no estudo e trabalhando mais e qualitativamente melhor. Finalmente, foi apresentada nas conclusões do estudo a sugestão de um plano de ação baseado no resultado da pesquisa. Esse plano pretende levar os professores a compensar e superar os entraves existentes atualmente na profissão.