Motivational Theories for a School Plan
Grand Canyon University-EDA-575
Chance Peterson
February 12, 2013

Before we take a look at the motivational theories that could help the motivation at the school I work, there are a few questions that must be asked. Are we trying to motivate the students, parents, staff or all of them? What are we trying to motivate them to do or become? If we are trying to motivate students to behave better, then we will have a different plan then if we were trying to motivate them to achieve more. One thing for sure, I feel a leader of a school should always try to motivate teachers to become the best teacher possible which will effect student achievement. If we are trying to motivate parents to become more involved at school or in their child’s education, then there will be a different motivational plan all together. The first component in my motivational plan would be to improve the performance and commitment of the educators at my school or the teachers. Improving an educator’s performance and commitment is very critical to the success of a school. To accomplish the goal of escalating the commitment and performance of educators, the author feels confident that the motivational theories of Frederick Herzberg are a good fit. Herzberg’s theory has two sets of factors. The first set is called motivators which are related to job satisfaction. The second set is called hygiene factors which are related to job dissatisfaction. Improving the performance of teachers could be a difficult task to prove or to show actual improvement. Teachers have a huge impact on the students’ learning, and thus is a vital strength in a school. Frederick Herzberg wanted to find out what made employees dissatisfied and satisfied with their jobs. Herzberg’s “theory of motivation postulated that satisfaction and dissatisfaction were not two