Motivational Level Of Cagayan State University Faculty Debunking On Their Educational Philosophy

Abstract

Motivation plays a vital role in academic endeavors among faculty in any academic community. A well-motivated teacher can be very goal oriented in his personal and professional life. This radiates further in how he does his teaching duties and responsibilities and his relationship with his students and colleagues. This study enlightens the pool of faculty by exploring their motivational level in performing their responsibilities as educators. The researcher utilized the correlational method in the study. Thus, those who longer stay in the university tend to have higher motivational scores than those who have shorter stay in the university. The most important intrinsic motivator of the faculty members of CSU is seeing the students learn while their most essential extrinsic motivator is taking the challenge of teaching job. The university officials may harness the strong motivation and great sense of organizational commitment of the teachers by providing avenues for the dissemination of the findings of the stud as regards teachers’ philosophical orientation o the faculty of the different colleges and campuses.