A REVIEW ON TEACHERS MOTIVATION EFFECTS ON TEACHING AND

STUDENTS IN NIGERIA TERTIARY EDUCATION

¹Osayomwanbor P., ²Uhunmwangho P. and ³Amoren L.E.

^1&2Department of Office Technology and Management, Edo State Institute of Technology and Management Usen, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

³Department of Chemical Engineering, Edo State Institute of Technology and Management Usen, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

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ABSTRACT

Any nation that wants to be recognized as a developed country must build its human resources firmly. Hence, a country is said to be technologically developed, if majority of her populace are well educated. Without doubt the challenge in the tertiary educational sector of the nation all derives its root from the fact that government have not done enough to motivate the teachers in the sector. Motivation can be divided into two types: intrinsic (internal) motivation and extrinsic (external) motivation. Teachers’ motivation naturally has to do with teachers’ attitude to work. It has to do with teachers desire to participate in the pedagogical processes within the school environment. Proper motivation leads to good performance and high productivity to the sustenance of the national growth and development and also the welfare of the citizens.