The Study of the Relationship between Achievement Motivation and Locas of Control with Tabriz High Schools (male & female)Managers Performance.

Subject Areas : Educational Psychology

Gholamreza Golmohammadnejad Bahrami ¹ , Leyla Barghool ²

1 - استادیار و عضو هیات علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تبریز
2 - دانش آموخته دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تبریز

Received: 2016-04-17 Accepted : 2016-04-17 Published : 2008-08-22

Keywords: achievement motivation - source of control – managers – performance,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between achievement Motivation and source of control with Tabriz High schools managers performance. The method of this research is correlational and its statistical population involves all managers (n=117) of high schools in 1386-87. Statistical sample was determined by use of Morgan table 51 individuals were selected Randomly as a relative categorization method. Three questionnaires were used for collecting data: 1) Spence and Helmrich achievement motivation questionnaire 2) Hanna Levenson inner control, chance and dominated individuals questionnaire and 3) managers performance evaluation questionnaire. In order to evaluate the  questionnaires validity cronbaeh α method was employed. The validity coefficient for Spence and Helmrich achievement motivation was = α 0/8850, for Levenson was = α 0/8630 and for managers performance was = α0/9642 . The reliability of managers performance was considered as a content reliability and it was investigated by collecting specialists point of view. In order to investigate the validity of Spence and Helmrich achievement motivation questionnaire the scores correlation result of these criteria was calculated with Harmanz achievement motivation questionnaire then correlational  coefficient of 0/597 was obtained. For assumptions test pearson correlational  coefficient was used and the correlation of scores of this criterion was calculated with Nowicki and Strickland source of control questionnaire and correlational  coefficient of 0/716 was obtained. Pearson correlational  coefficient was employed for   assumption and the data were analyzed by descriptive statistical technique with SPSS software. The results showed that: There is no meaningful relationship between achievement motivation and managers performance based on sex, age and management precedence. There is no meaningful relationship between source of control and managers performance based on sex, age. There is a meaningful relationship between locas of control and managers performance with (1-10) years post management precedence but this relationship was not considered (11-27) years post management precedence. There is no meaningful relationship between source of control and male managers achievement motivation but there is meaningful relationship between source of control and female managers achievement motivation. There is no meaningful relationship between source of control and achievement motivation in managers (34-45) years but There is meaningful relationship between source of control and achievement motivation in managers (46-51) years. There is meaningful relationship between source of control and achievement motivation. There is meaningful relationship between (1-10) years post management precedence but there is meaningful relationship between two variables in managers with (11-27) years post management precedence.

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