The Motivational Impact of School-Based Performance Awards.

Kelley, Carolyn

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ERIC Number: EJ582930

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Motivational Impact of School-Based Performance Awards.

Kelley, Carolyn

Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, v12 n4 p309-26 Jan 1999

Examines the ways in which school-based performance award (SBPA) programs motivate teachers to modify or improve teaching practice. Qualitative and survey data from Kentucky, North Carolina, Colorado, and Maryland suggest that SBPA programs motivate teachers largely by creating conditions that increase intrinsic rewards and focus teacher efforts. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Merit Pay, Performance Factors, Personnel Policy, Qualitative Research, Rewards, School Based Management, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Colorado; Kentucky; Maryland; North Carolina

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