Achievement Motivation among School Principals in the Southern Badia

Abstract

This study aimedto identify the level of achievement motivation among school principals in the Southern Badia in the light of the variables of (gender, years of experience, educational qualification). The study sample consisted of all the school principals in the directorate of education in SouthernBadia, withtotal of (77) male and female principals during the first semester (2021-2022). The researcher developed a scale to measure achievement motivation based on the theoretical literature and previous studies. The study instrument consisted of two parts: the first measured the personal vocational variables, including gender, educational qualification, and years of experience, while the second measured the level of achievement motivation among school principals in the Southern Badia.The instrument was distributed into(5) dimensions:achievement behavior, perseverance in efforts, work orientation, work pressure, and ambition. The results revealed that the level of achievement motivation, achievement behavior, and persistence among school principals in the Southern Badia was medium. The results revealed that there are no statistically significant differences in achievement motivation attributed to the variable of gender and educational qualification among them, while there are statistically significant differences in achievement motivation attributed to the variable of years of experience. Keywords: achievement motivation, school principal. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/14-10-04 Publication date: April 30 th 2023