CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The teaching profession previously was accorded with respect, honour and dignity. This enviable profession was a sort of motivation to many teachers. But recently, the government and all its organs neglect teachers and the educational sector, while motivation can be brought about by adequate remuneration fringe benefits and recognition. They can also be made to occupy high social status in the society. However, inspite of the facts that this motivation was not really there, teachers still did their work conscientiously producing desired results. There is no doubt before 1980, teachers started to recognize their own worth and demand for their right when these which not forthcoming their attitude to their work began to change and this was the beginning of the downward side in education in the country it was also the beginning of industrial actions by teachers nationwide.
From 1980 till date, the country had witnessed countries number of strikes and counter strikes as common in the educational system as well as the many other establishment strikes is a common action embark upon by workers than over the years. There have been widespread concern on what teachers can do work effectively and how this conditions of service the resultant effect was a further determination of students performance. This has been the major concern of the researchers who has decided to find out. According to Nwanchukwe (1990) it is a fact that from both the layman and expert point of view the level of performance in any organization are remuneration and other momentary incentives. There is no other saying that the primary motive of incentive is to meet the organization goals therefore, there are certain factors which need to be considered in order to attain the stated goals there are level of performance. Thus, the resultant effect of the above is the realization of objectives. Moreover, it is important to note that motivation is important is the desired level performance would be attained. Thus the employers of labour lack the foresight of the impart of motivation on the performance of employers they should be aware that old methods of persuading society to produce the desired result. Therefore, it is necessary for employers of labour to be fully equipped with all the motivational tools land and their applications if the stated organizational objectives would be activated.
It is hope and the belief of the research that, if emp0loyers want their employee to perform effectively, they should reciprocate by providing the necessary incentive for example newspaper, daily time in expressing the light of teachers work that it is totally unjustifiable and well reasonable to notice bond treatment towards teachers. Teachers are the producers of the following bank managers, oil miners, judge chief accountant, lawyers, senators, governors even the president. He wrote it is the salary of teachers that is always delayed and it is the arrears of salaries to teachers that are usually dumped inside dustbins untouched at the school boards is in heaven. This they succeeded in maintaining and improving education standard as by Ubjuku effective performance on the part of the employers is essential for the success of the organization. An understanding of what motivate individual is necessary to reveal and potential to assist measure and explain the performance of teachers, in some selected secondary schools I Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. This study is interested in teachers as they occupy a significant role in the development of any country if focuses on secondary schools teachers who will be called upon the shoulder the secondary schools. The teacher therefore needs to be highly motivated for successful take off this performance.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This researcher aimed at finding out the causes and proposing solution of the problem of motivation of teachers. The problem will investigate into the salary of teaches and how often their salaries are paid in companies with other workers in the public sectors. Whether there are adequate facilities including laboratory equipment, textbooks, adequate finance and conducive environment for teachers to carry out their job. Whether the nature and structure of job can act as a motivating factor and also what are the attitudes of teachers as regard remaining in the profession.