ERIC Number: EJ961873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov-5
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Examining Teachers' Motivation Level According to School Principals' Humor Styles
Recepoglu, Ergun; Kilinc, Ali Cagatay; Cepni, Osman
Educational Research and Reviews, v6 n17 p928-934 Nov 2011
The purpose of this research is to examine the motivation level of teachers according to school principals' humor styles. The humor styles survey and job motivation scale were used to gather data from 305 randomly selected teachers employed in primary schools in Karabuk. Results indicated that 141 of the teachers claimed school principal had producer style of humor, 76 of them said that the principal had appreciator style of humor and 18 of them reported that school principal had reproducer style of humor; on the other hand, 70 teachers said that school principal had a nonhumorous style. In addition to this, it was detected that the motivation level of the teachers who work with nonhumorous principals were lower than those working with principals who had producer, appreciator or reproducer humor styles. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Motivation, Humor, Principals, Leadership Styles, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Motivation Techniques, Teacher Motivation, Behavior Rating Scales, Leadership Effectiveness, Administrator Behavior, Teacher Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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