Correlation Between Perception of Principal’s Leadership, Welfare Expectation and Work Performance Attention of Contract Teachers in Secondary School District Office, Bangkok Area 2

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) find the relationship between the leadership perception of administrators, the expectation of school welfare, and the work intention of contract teachers in schools under the Office of the Secondary Education Service Area 2, Bangkok, and 2) predict the work intention by the leadership perception of administrators and the expectation of school welfare of contract teachers in schools under the Office of the Secondary Education Service Area 2, Bangkok. The sample group of the research were 130 contract teachers in schools under the Office of the Secondary Education Service Area 2, Bangkok. The research instruments were 3 summated rating scales with reliability (α) 768 to .775. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The research results found that 1) The perception of administrators' leadership, the expectation of school welfare, and the intention to work had a low to moderate relationship. 2) The perception of administrators' leadership and the expectation of school welfare predicted teachers' intention to work by 33%. 3) The perception of administrators' leadership and the expectation of school welfare together predicted teachers' intention to work in terms of readiness to work by more than 25%. 4) The perception of administrators' leadership and the expectation of school welfare together predicted teachers' intention to work in performing assigned tasks with perseverance and teachers' intention to work in terms of completing various tasks with dedication by less than 25%.