摘要：The main aim of the current research is to examine the impact of communication, work- discipline, leadership and compensation to work motivation and teacher performance. Population the research is all teachers of Nasima Islamic Education Foundation Semarang amounted 176 people. The sample size is 100 and data analysis is conducted by using structural equation model. The research findings indicated that there are significant effects between communication, work discipline, leadership and compensation to teacher motivation. The implication of the research is the importance of motivation to improve teacher performance. Beside motivation, communication, work discipline, leadership, and compensation also affect teachers’s performance. Thus the institution should be concern with them. The current research has theoritical and practical contribution. Theoritically, the findings strengthen the theory building of the relationship among the variables used. Practically, the findings can be used as valuable input for management to improve work motivation and performance. The suggestion for future research is to widen the scope of object to overcome generalization issue.
