A STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS UNDER THE SAKAEO PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the components of organizational commitment of teachers in the schools under the Sakaeo Primary Educational Service Area Office 2; to study the current conditions of the organizational commitment of teachers in the schools under the Sakaeo Primary Educational Service Area Office 2; and 3) to compare the organizational commitment of teachers in the schools under the Sakaeo Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 based on genders, years of work, and school sizes. This study was divided into 3 phases as follows. Phase 1 was a review of related literatures to synthesize the components of organizational commitment of teachers, and the suitability of the components was assessed by 5 qualified experts. Phase 2 studied the current conditions of organizational commitment of teachers, then the findings were used to construct a questionnaire to collect the data from a sample group consisting of 1182 teachers.  Phase 3 was a comparison of the organizational commitment of teachers in the schools through t-test and f-test; after that, the results of the analysis were prioritized.The study found that: 1) The components of the organizational commitment of teachers in the schools under the Sakaeo Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 are classified into 3 aspects and 11 components as follows. The 1st aspect is the basic needs which consist of expectations, environment, and rewards. The 2nd aspect is the relationships which comprise of leadership, colleagues, organizational communication, and participation. The 3rd aspect is the career progression which consists of responsibility, professional faith, learning and developing, and position opportunities. 2) The overall level of the current organizational commitment of teachers in the schools under the Sakaeo Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 is at a high level (= 4.48, S.D. = 0.29). When considering each aspect, the study showed that the relationships aspect has the highest mean score (= 4.60, S.D. = 0.32) followed by the career progression (= 4.48, S.D. = 0.28) and the basic needs (= 4.35, S.D. = 0.37), respectively. 3) The comparison of the organizational commitment of teachers in the schools under the Sakaeo Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 based on genders, years of work, and school sizes shows that: 1) the average mean score between males and females is similar according to the gender variable; 2) the average mean score between teachers who have worked in the schools less than 5 years and more than 5 years is different; and 3) the average mean score among the schools with different sizes is also different.