Reward Structures in the Public High School
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational Administration Quarterly
- Vol. 10 (1) , 18-34
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161x7401000102
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between eight categories of rewards available to teachers in high schools and teacher behaviors of absenteeism, recruitment and retention. Findings emphasize the importance of intrinsic motivators in professional organizations and suggest basic differences in motivational patterns between profes sional and production oriented organizations. Dennis W. Spuck is an Assistant Professor of Educational Administration at the Uni versity of Wisconsin-Madison.Keywords
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