TEACHER MOTIVATION IN ALTERNATE PROMOTION STRUCTURES FOR NSW HIGH SCHOOLS

Abstract

The Content Theories of Motivation — those of Maslow, Herzberg and Alderfer — yielded four criteria by which alternate promotion structures in N.S.W. High Schools could be evaluated. The four criteria are the extent to which the promotion structure: 1. Acts as a source of intrinsic motivation; 2. Is a source of job enrichment; 3. Allows for and encourages participative management; and 4. Offers non‐administrative career paths. The four criteria were used to evaluate the existing promotion structure in N.S.W. High Schools, the structure proposed in A Discussion Paper, the proposal of the N.S.W. Institute of Inspectors, and the promotion structure policies of the N.S.W. Teachers Federation. It was concluded that the existing promotion structure failed to satisfy any of the criteria. The proposal contained in A Discussion Paper advocated measures to meet all of the criteria except non‐administrative career paths, yet did not incorporate practical means of achieving such objectives. The policies of the N.S.W. Teachers Federation cannot be fully appraised until they are formulated into a concrete proposal. The proposal of the Institute of Inspectors went closest towards satisfying all criteria except that of participative management.

Citation

TELFER, R. and SWANN, T. (1986), "TEACHER MOTIVATION IN ALTERNATE PROMOTION STRUCTURES FOR NSW HIGH SCHOOLS", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 38-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009908