Motivation of managers assigned to a Federal agency towards participation in government-sponsored training

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dc.contributor.authorNason, Alan Barryen
dc.contributor.committeechairWiswell, Albert W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHoward, Melissa M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberReio, Thomas G. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBoucouvalas, Marcieen
dc.contributor.committeememberStubblefield, Harold W.en
dc.contributor.departmentAdult and Continuing Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:22:06Zen
dc.date.adate1998-06-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:22:06Zen
dc.date.issued1998-05-22en
dc.date.rdate1998-06-11en
dc.date.sdate1998-05-22en
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the motivations of managers in a Federal government agency to participate or not participate in voluntary government-sponsored training. The researcher distributed a questionnaire, via agency electronic mail, to managers and supervisors in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The questionnaire comprised items selected from three instruments used and validated in previous adult education participation studies and provided the data for this study. Section 1 of the questionnaire addressed demographics, Section 2 addressed non-participation, and Section 3 addressed participation. Respondents rated the degree of influence or importance each item had on their decision to participate or not to participate in government-sponsored training.The data revealed the relative importance of the reasons for participation and non-participation and their relationship to the demographic variables. Cognitive interest and professional advancement were the primary motivations for participation in training. Lack of course relevance and time constraints were the primary motivations for not participating in training. There was no significant difference in motivation between men and women managers for either participation or non-participation. Other demographic variables had low to mid-range correlations with specific reasons for participation and non-participation, none of which were concentrated on a single cluster or factor.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-5198-13568en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-5198-13568/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30573en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartDISSERTA.PDFen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectadult educationen
dc.subjecttrainingen
dc.subjectparticipationen
dc.subjectmanagersen
dc.subjectgovernment agencyen
dc.titleMotivation of managers assigned to a Federal agency towards participation in government-sponsored trainingen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineAdult and Continuing Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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