Liderazgo y motivación laboral en los profesores de la “ Unidad Educativa Verbo Divino”, cantón Guaranda. provincia de Bolívar, año 2025.

Abstract

Leadership and work motivation are determining factors in the efficient management of educational institutions; the present study aimed to determine the incidence of leadership and work motivation in teachers of the Verbo Divino Educational Unit, Guaranda Canton, Bolívar Province, year 2025. The type of descriptive, correlational and bibliographic research was used, the research approach was quantitative and deductive method, for data collection, a survey of 10 closed questions was applied to teachers through a Google forms. The results indicated that there is a statistically significant relationship between leadership and work motivation because the Spearman correlation coefficient (Rho) was 0.662, with a significance level (p) of 0.000. It is concluded that the most common leadership factors among teachers at the Educational Unit are based on cooperation, interdependence, shared decision-making, and the constant exchange of knowledge and resources. The factors that influence work motivation were recognition of achievements, professional development opportunities, training, and continuous learning. To promote motivation, it is important to establish periodic assessment and positive feedback mechanisms to recognize both the individual and collective achievements of teaching staff.