Effect on teachers job satisfaction and institutional commitment of the motivation provided by the education administrators

Keywords: Education administration, Teachers, Motivation, Job Satisfaction, Institutional commitment. The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of the motivation provided by the administration on the job satisfaction of teachers and their institutional commitment. Sampling of the research is based on four hundred teachers working in Sakarya in 2003-2004 academic year. Data was obtained through Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, Cook and Wall Institutional Job Commitment Questionnaire and Motivation Questionnaire as well as three questions determining gender, field and educational status were used. To determine teachers' job satisfaction, motivation and institutional commitment frequency and percentage, in analyses of difference one sided variation analyses and sampling t test techniques were used. At the end of the research it was found that administration motivated teachers in a positive way and teachers were committed to their institutions. It is also found out that the level of motivation affects the institutional commitment and the level of institutional commitment changes according to motivation given by the administration. The level of motivation also affects the job satisfaction and high motivation causes high job satisfaction whereas low motivation leads to low job satisfaction. The level of job satisfaction affects the institutional commitment and teachers having high job satisfaction show high institutional commitment. The difference between field variations and level of job satisfaction has been found and field teachers were observed to have higher job satisfaction than form teachers. It has been found out that gender, field and educational status doesn't affect teachers' motivation and their institutional commitment. VI