Creative Leadership of School Administrators Affecting Teachers’ Happiness at Work Under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

This research article aimed to study: 1) the creative leadership of school administrators, 2) teachers’ happiness at work, 3) the relationship between the creative leadership of school administrators and teachers' happiness at work, and 4) guidelines for developing the creative leadership of school administrators affecting teachers’ happiness at work under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The sample consisted of 287 teachers under the Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s sample size table and stratified sampling based on the size of the educational institution. The qualitative informants consisted of five school administrators. The research instruments included a five-point rating scale questionnaire and an interview form. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, stepwise multiple regression analysis, and content analysis. The findings revealed that: 1) the creative leadership of school administrators was overall at a high level; 2) teachers’ happiness at work was overall at a high level; 3) the creative leadership of school administrators is positively correlated with teachers' happiness at work, with a predictive coefficient of .639, which is statistically significant at the .01 level; and 4) guidelines for developing creative leadership affecting teachers' happiness at work found that school administrators should possess a vision that encourages teacher participation, listen to opinions, adjust their mindset and management approaches to be more flexible, be bold in experimenting with new approaches, understand individual differences and assign tasks appropriate to each person's potential, and build a work culture based on trust, respect, and mutual appreciation.