MOTIVATING BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHERS FOR EFFECTIVE CLASSROOMPERFORMANCE

Abstract

Motivation is an important tool for long-term growth of every educational system. Teachers’ welfare is hardly
considered by different stakeholders in Nigerian educational system. This paper therefore discussed motivating
business education teachers for effective performance. The paper described the relationship between motivation and
business education teachers’ performance. This paper also gave insight on theories of motivation and its importance
in workplace. Motivation is a condition which influences the arousal, direction and maintenance of behavhior.
Human need must be satisfied, and this can cause the arousal of motivational forces. The paper concluded that
motivation is very much needed for business education teachers to be productive, and management or leadership
has an important role to play. It is not always based on financial rewards, but non-financial rewards methods can
also be used to derive the best out of business education teacher. It was therefore recommended that, Business
education teachers should be motivated in order to optimise their performance.