Motivation of lecturers at state universities in Sri Lanka a case study with reference to university of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka

Abstract

There are number of researches have been conducted related to motivation in different countries with reference to various professions. Here, the researcher was interested to conduct this study with reference to the motivation of lecturers at state universities in Sri Lanka. By conducting this research, it will be able to identify the factors affecting to motivation of the academics and it will be beneficial for increasing the motivation on career of academics. In this study both male and female academics has considered. Motivated staff will contribute more to the university. Then it is expected that, with the recommendations that are expected to be provided based on the findings of this study, would be more beneficial for improving their performance and productivity. The current study has been conducted as a case study with reference to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) Sri Lanka. Study population of this study is all the academics in USJP. The size of the sample was 20 and the sample has been selected randomly. The sample represented four focus groups. Each focus group consists five academic members. By using In-depth focus group discussions, primary data were collected. Duration of each discussion was 30 minutes to 45 minutes for each focus group. The questions asked at the focus group discussions followed a semi-structured questionnaire. Secondary data were collected using journals, documents and records of internet and previous researches. Gathered data has been analyzed qualitatively using content analysis technique. According to this study, the factors drive academic members at University of Sri Jayewardenepura towards the motivation were identified as remuneration, freedom, advancements and recognition.