Motivation to teach: the case of Arab teachers in Israel

• DOI: 10.1080/03055698.2015.1127136
• Publication Date: 2016-02-02T09:51:16Z
• Authors: Khalid Husny Arar; Asmahan Massry-He...
• Keywords: Work Motivation; School teachers; Organisation climate

This paper describes an attempt to identify factors influencing teachers' motivation in the Arab education system. In-depth interviews with 10 school principals, 15 teachers and 3 counsellors, yielded three themes motivation: (1) culture, (2) climate (3) government policies. try meet both requirements minority society's expectations that they will shape students' academic achievements, national identity culture. Deficient resources principals' detached management styles augment difficulty, negatively motivation. Suggestions are given improve policies work thus enhance