The 21st Century Leadership Of School Administrators Affecting The Teachers' Motivation In Work Under The Chonburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

            The purposes of this research were to study 1) levels of 21^st century leadership of school administrators; 2) levels of the teachers’ motivation in work; 3) relationship between the 21^st century leadership of school administrators and the teachers’ motivation in work; and 4) the 21^st century leadership of school administrators affecting the teachers’ motivation in work under the Chonburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The sample was 297 teachers. The instrument used for collecting data was a questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson's product moment correlation and stepwise multiple regression analysis. 

              The research results were as follows:

              1) The overall level of the 21^st century leadership of school administrators was high, with the following mean scores ranking from high to low: vision creation, communication skills, technology, problem solving.

              2) The overall level of the teachers’ motivation in work was high, with the following mean scores ranking from high to low: teacher’s performance responsibilities, working stability, recognition, working environment, salary, and remuneration.

              3) The relationship between the 21^st century leadership of school administrators and the teachers’ motivation in work was high positive with a statistical significance of .01.

              4) The 21^st century leadership of school administrators in terms of vision creation, problem solving, communication skills, and technology affected the teachers’ motivation in work under the Office of Chonburi Primary Educational Service Area 1, with a statistical significance of .01. It could be written in the predictive equation form of the standard score as follows: Z’Y = .243Z₂+ .271Z₄ + .181Z₁ + .163Z_3.