The Use of Administrator's Power and the Happiness at Work of School Teachers in Sarasas Affiliated Schools Under Office of The Private Education Commission

Abstract

           This research is quantitative study aimed to study 1) The use of Administrator's Power. 2) The Happiness at work of school teachers. 3) The relationship between the use of administrator's Power and the happiness at work of school teachers in Sarasas Affiliated Schools under Office of The Private Education Commission. The sample group used in the research consisted of 370 teachers from Sarasas Affiliated Schools under Office of The Private Education Commission by using Taro Yamane’s sample size table. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.988. The statistics used included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis.
           The research results were found as follows; 1) The overall use of Administrator's Power in Sarasas Affiliated Schools under Office of The Private Education Commission had a high average level. The highest average was for coercive power, followed by expert power, referent power, and legitimate power, respectively. The lowest average was for reward power. 2) The overall The Happiness at work of school teachers in Sarasas Affiliated Schools under Office of The Private Education Commission had a high average level. The highest average was for love of work, followed by recognition and connection, respectively. The lowest average was for work achievement and 3) The use of Administrator's Power was significantly correlated with The Happiness at work of school teachers in Sarasas Affiliated Schools under Office of The Private Education Commission at the 0.01 level, with a correlation coefficient of 0.88.