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Deconstructing a Noble Profession : Discovering Factors Driving Performance and Effort among Teachers in Low Income Schools

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Contents:
Table of Contents List of Figures; List of Tables; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Research Problem; 2.Literature Review; 2.1 The rationale for studying Teacher Motivation? ; 2.2 Theoretical Frameworks; Traditional Motivation Theory; Incentives and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation; Measuring Prosocial Behaviour: ; Moral Wiggling and Normative Context Shaping; Politics of Teaching; 2.2 Evidence for designing Interventions for Norm Change; 2.3 Problems of Accountability (Shame, Social Distance and Voice); 2.4 Review on outcome evaluation; 2.5 Samuel Bowles and Economic Crowding Out of Prosocial Behaviour; 2.6 Studies of the effect of norms in public service delivery; 2.7 Research Contribution; 3.Research Questions; 4. Research Methods; 4.1 Description of Fieldwork Activity; 4.2 Rationale for Choosing the Setting; 4.3 Sampling; 4.4 Instruments for Data Collection; 4.5 Data Processing; 4.8 Experiment Design; 4.8 Teacher Motivation Index; 4.9 Statistical Data Analysis; Comparing Means; Regression Analysis; Selection of Explanatory Variables; 4.10 Qualitative Comparative Analysis(QCA); Stages of fsQCA; 5. The Kind and the Competent; 4.1 Comparison of Blinded and the Un-Blinded Dictator Game; 4.2 Correlation Analysis 4.3 Are generous teacher’s really better?; 4.4 Analysis and Interpretation; 7. Does the School Matter?; 7.2 Does intrinsic generosity vary across schools? 7.3 Testing school-level variation in the Un-blinded dictator game; 7.4 Testing for variation/dependence of salary demotivation among schools; 7.5 The importance of an appreciative Environment; 7.6 A note on Leadership; 8. The Illusive Recipe for a Good Teacher; Regression Analysis; Regression Model 1; Regression Model 2; Regression Model 3; Analysis and Explanation of Regression Results; 8.2 FSQCA; Results; Analysis of Solution; 9. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations; 9. “Norm Altering” Macro Policies & Micro Interventions; 9.1 Top Down Approach; 9.2 Bottom up Approach; Intervention 1; Intervention 2: “The Community Ownership Wall”; Intervention 3: “The Hall of Heroes”.; Bibliography
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Table of Contents
List of Figures;
List of Tables;
Abstract;
1. Introduction;
1.1 Research Problem;
2.Literature Review;
2.1 The rationale for studying Teacher Motivation? ;
2.2 Theoretical Frameworks;
Traditional Motivation Theory;
Incentives and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation;
Measuring Prosocial Behaviour: ;
Moral Wiggling and Normative Context Shaping;
Politics of Teaching;
2.2 Evidence for designing Interventions for Norm Change;
2.3 Problems of Accountability (Shame, Social Distance and Voice);
2.4 Review on outcome evaluation;
2.5 Samuel Bowles and Economic Crowding Out of Prosocial Behaviour;
2.6 Studies of the effect of norms in public service delivery;
2.7 Research Contribution;
3.Research Questions;
4. Research Methods;
4.1 Description of Fieldwork Activity;
4.2 Rationale for Choosing the Setting;
4.3 Sampling;
4.4 Instruments for Data Collection;
4.5 Data Processing;
4.8 Experiment Design;
4.8 Teacher Motivation Index;
4.9 Statistical Data Analysis;
Comparing Means;
Regression Analysis;
Selection of Explanatory Variables;
4.10 Qualitative Comparative Analysis(QCA);
Stages of fsQCA;
5. The Kind and the Competent;
4.1 Comparison of Blinded and the Un-Blinded Dictator Game;
4.2 Correlation Analysis
4.3 Are generous teacher’s really better?;
4.4 Analysis and Interpretation;
7. Does the School Matter?;
7.2 Does intrinsic generosity vary across schools?
7.3 Testing school-level variation in the Un-blinded dictator game;
7.4 Testing for variation/dependence of salary demotivation among schools;
7.5 The importance of an appreciative Environment;
7.6 A note on Leadership;
8. The Illusive Recipe for a Good Teacher;
Regression Analysis;
Regression Model 1;
Regression Model 2;
Regression Model 3;
Analysis and Explanation of Regression Results;
8.2 FSQCA;
Results;
Analysis of Solution;
9. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations;
9. “Norm Altering” Macro Policies & Micro Interventions;
9.1 Top Down Approach;
9.2 Bottom up Approach;
Intervention 1;
Intervention 2: “The Community Ownership Wall”;
Intervention 3: “The Hall of Heroes”.;
Bibliography