TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of Motivation Among School Counselors and Teachers
AU - Rich, Yisrael
AU - Shiram, Zisa
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Perceptions of motivation
KW - Secondary school counselors and teachers
KW - Task orientation versus ego orientation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=22944474286&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3200/joer.98.6.366-375
DO - 10.3200/joer.98.6.366-375
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AN - SCOPUS:22944474286
SN - 0022-0671
VL - 98
SP - 366
EP - 375
JO - Journal of Educational Research
JF - Journal of Educational Research
IS - 6
ER -