Time to Pay Up: Analyzing the Motivational Potential of Financial Awards in a TIF Program

Autor/inn/en	Rice, Jennifer King; Malen, Betty; Jackson, Cara; Hoyer, Kathleen Mulvaney
Titel	Time to Pay Up: Analyzing the Motivational Potential of Financial Awards in a TIF Program
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37 (2015) 1, S.29-49 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/0162373714524622
Schlagwörter	Incentive Grants; Rewards; Teacher Motivation; Mixed Methods Research; Teacher Response; Teacher Effectiveness; Evidence; Teacher Surveys; Case Studies; Case Records; Resource Allocation; Funding Formulas; Expectation; Teacher Attitudes; Merit Pay; Program Effectiveness; Federal Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Finanzieller Anreiz; Reward; Belohnung; Lehrerkommentar; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Evidenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Case reports; Fallsammlung; Ressourcenallokation; Funding; Finanzierung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Lehrerverhalten; Leistungszulage
Abstract	The effectiveness of educator incentive programs rests on the assumption that the potential rewards for participants will motivate them to behave in certain ways (e.g., choose certain jobs, expend greater effort, engage in capacity-building professional development). Some researchers have examined the impact of financial incentives on teacher behaviors and work conditions, but few look inside schools to examine how current teachers interpret their rewards, how payouts affect teachers' willingness to participate in these programs, and how incentives might be structured to motivate teachers. This mixed-methods study of one Teacher Incentive Fund-supported program addresses that gap. We draw on expectancy and goal setting theories to analyze teachers' reactions to financial rewards and how their reactions may shape the motivational potency of the incentives. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01