Perceptions of Motivation Among School Counselors and Teachers

Yisrael Rich, Zisa Shiram

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    Abstract

    The authors examined perceptions of the motivation concept among 69 teachers and 77 counselors from Israeli secondary schools. Participants responded to 3 questionnaires that the authors constructed for this study on the basis of goal theory (e.g., C. Midgley, 2002). The authors also interviewed 10 counselors and 10 teachers. Results showed that counselors, as compared with teachers, viewed the task orientation as more representative of motivation to learn and the ego orientation as less indicative of motivation to learn. Counselors' perceptions of motivation also were more multidimensional than were those of teachers. Finally, similarity between the 2 types of educators grew when counselors had concurrent or prior teaching experience. Theoretical and practical educational implications of findings are discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)366-375
    Number of pages10
    JournalJournal of Educational Research
    Volume98
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2005

    Keywords

    • Perceptions of motivation
    • Secondary school counselors and teachers
    • Task orientation versus ego orientation

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