THE TEACHERS' MOTIVATION IN JOINING THE TRAINING ON SCIENTIFIC PAPER WRITING

Abstract

The studies on teacher motivation have developed and expanded since the late
1990s due to the importance of teacher motivation on teaching and learning succeeds.
Teacher motivation has a substantial role in education because motivated a teacher
produces motivated students. This study attempts to explore the teachers` motivation
in scientific paper training in a suburban area in East Java. This is qualitative research
and a case study. This study analyzed its data by means of a descriptive analysis. The
method is chosen to elaborate on the qualitative data taken from the teachers who
are participating in scientific paper training. The study finds that there are eight
indicators related to the teachers` motivation. It is also found out that there are two types of teachers` motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic. It was recommended that for the
government, they should understand the teachers’ intrinsic motivation and extrinsic
motivation. Both motivations can boost up the teachers’ scientific paper production.
For the researchers for further research, they can also explore more information such
as the teachers’ background of life and also getting more respondents from other areas.