A Comparative Study of Self-Efficacy, Work Motivation and Organizational Commitment among Teachers

Abstract

The present study was undertaken in order to investigate and compare if there was any significant difference between government and private school teachers with respect to work motivation, teachers’ self-efficacy and organizational commitment. To achieve this objective, data was gathered from 100 respondents which comprised of 50 government school teachers and 50 private school teachers through purposive and snowball sampling methods. Tools such as Work Motivation Questionnaire (WMQ), Organizational Commitment Scale (OCS) and Teachers’ sense of self-efficacy scale were used. Data was analyzed using statistical tools such as t-test and Mann-Whitney U test through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results revealed that private school teachers had a higher extent of work motivation, teachers’ self-efficacy and organizational commitment when compared to government school teachers.