International Journal of
Educational Administration and Policy Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Educ. Admin. Pol. Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6656
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEAPS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 243

Full Length Research Paper

Examining motivation theory in higher education among tenured and non-tenured faculty: Scholarly activity and academic rank

Niloofar Nickol Agah
  • Niloofar Nickol Agah
  • Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Leadership, Fayetteville State University- A Constituent Institution of The University of North Carolina, North Carolina Fayetteville, United States.
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Theodore Kaniuka
  • Theodore Kaniuka
  • Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Leadership, Fayetteville State University- A Constituent Institution of The University of North Carolina, North Carolina Fayetteville, United States.
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Miriam Chitiga
  • Miriam Chitiga
  • Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Leadership, Fayetteville State University- A Constituent Institution of The University of North Carolina, North Carolina Fayetteville, United States.
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  •  Received: 04 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 23 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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