TY - JOUR JF - aja-nama JO - مجله مطالعات آموزشی نما VL - 13 IS - 0 PY - 2019 Y1 - 2019/10/01 TI - The Relationship between Empowering Managers andMotivation of Primary School Teachers in Shahriyar TT - بررسی رابطه توانمند سازی مدیران با انگیزه شغلی معلمان دوره ابتدایی شهرستان شهریار N2 - Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between manager’s empowerment and job motivation of teachers in the primary schools of Shahriyar. The focus of this study was on the professional abilities of managers and factors such as decision-making, professional growth, job database, self-efficiency, autonomy influencing on job motivation of teachers. Method: This is a descriptive correlational study which is quantitative in terms of data and practical in terms of target. Statistical population of this study consisted of all managers and teachers of primary schools of Shahriyar including 198 managers and 2045 teachers. In this study, 132 mangers and 323 teachers were selected by stratified random sampling based on VHS Bula Table. The instruments used in this study were two questionnaires including Shorts and Reinhardt Empowerment Questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.94) based on 5-Likert Scale and Abraham Maslow’s (Hierarchy of Needs) Staff Needs Questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.97). Data analysis was carried out in two levels of descriptive (average, distribution, standard deviation, skew and kurtosis) and inferential (Pearson Correlation Test, Spearman and Multivariate Regression) statistics using SPSS software version 23. Results: Findings indicated a significant relationship between empowerment of management and physiologic motivation; empowering mangers resulted in increased physiologic motivation of teachers. But, there was no significant relationship between empowerment of management of managers and the motivation for teachers’ safety. On the other hand, there is a significant relationship between empowerment of management and social motivation, respect and Self-actualization of teachers. Test results show that, by increasing empowerment of management, social motivation, respect and self-actualization increase in teachers. Conclusion: The findings indicate the value and importance of empowering managers in increasing social motivation, respect and self-esteem of teachers. SP - 11 EP - 19 AU - Moradi, Mohammad Ali AU - Azizi, Asma AD - Corresponding Author) Master of Educational Management, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran Tell: 09128720021 E-mail: m.moradi1387@yahoo.com KW - management KW - empowering KW - motivation UR - http://nama.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-306-en.html ER -