A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF HARARI REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to comparatively study the motivational factors that affect teachers’ performance in public and private secondary schools of Harari Regional State. The study was delimited to Hertzberg's motivational factors and hygienic factors of motivation. The design of the study was descriptive and 190 teachers, 8 principals, 8 vice principals, 5 supervisors, and 2 REB officials were samples of the study and both primary and secondary data sources were used. Regarding sampling technique purposive sampling, to select sample schools, and available sampling, to select sample subjects were used. Questionnaire, interview, focus group discussion, and documents were used as data collection tools, and data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, range, and t-test. The findings of the study implied that Among Hertzberg’s motivator and hygienic factors of motivation, accomplished achievements, responsibility assigned, interpersonal relations with co-workers and leaders, and work place administration significantly affects private school teacher’s motivation, and public school teacher’s motivation is significantly being affected by educational opportunities and promotion and advancement. It is recommended that accelerated carrier development, and priorities social provisions will improve the motivation of all teachers, but providing priority in educational opportunities will do better to improve the motivation of public school teachers however recognition does better for private school teachers.