Teachers and Their Motivation Values: Pre-existing Personality or Environmental Traits?

Whether specific motivational traits (social concern, goal directedness, self-reliance, external and intrinsic qualities, and task involvement) are related to gender, race, and religion was studied for 74 New Jersey educators. Gender differences in motivation are not found, but racial differences fo...

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Published inEducational research quarterly Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 11
Main Authors Reiger, Robert C, Rees, Richard T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.02.1993
Subjects
Blacks
Context Effect
Educational Environment
Motivation
New Jersey
Personality Traits
Racial Differences
Religion
School Personnel
Self Reliance
Sex Differences
Teacher Motivation
Teachers
Values
Whites
New Jersey
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Summary:Whether specific motivational traits (social concern, goal directedness, self-reliance, external and intrinsic qualities, and task involvement) are related to gender, race, and religion was studied for 74 New Jersey educators. Gender differences in motivation are not found, but racial differences for some variables are discussed. (SLD)
ISSN:0196-5042