Abstract: The purposes of this study were to search for the overall level of teacher morale under District of Trashigang, Bhutan and to compare the teacher morale based on individual factors such as age, gender, level of education, year of experience, and initial career goal; and organizational factors such as school level, school size, and school setting. The research sample was 194 teachers from different sampled schools. This quantitative study was lead using a survey-design technique. The data collected were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean, standard deviation, and percentage and one way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance). The hypotheses were tested using the confidence level of 0.05. The findings indicated that the overall level of teacher morale under Trashigang district in Bhutan was moderately high. While rapport among teachers had the highest level of teacher morale; transfer and deployment policies had the lowest level of all other different morale factors. Teacher salary [incentives], community support of education, and community pressure were measured at the moderate level. When teacher morale was compared with individual and organizational factors, teachers’ age, level of education, years of experience and initial career goals were found to be statistically significant differences.
Norbu Gyeltshen DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.5527587 , https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5527587
Teacher morale, morale factors, organizational, Trashigang, Bhutan.
