Using Emotion Management for Motivation in Educational Organisations: Construction of Meaning, Experiences and Reflections

Managerial practices may cause emotions, which initiate motivation or demotivation. It is crucial to examine this phenomenon within the context of educational organizations in order to understand how through influencing emotions managerial practices shape teachers’ motivation at work. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews of 15 high school teachers who had more than ten years of work experience. Putting forward provides a critical perspective on emotions at educational management a discussion which is enhanced with incidences from findings on how emotions, motivation and managerial practices are intertwined at educational institutions.