THE ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH OF SCHOOLS UNDER RATCHABURI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the organizational health of schools under Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, and 2) to compare the opinions of teachers on the organizational health of schools under Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, classified by gender, education level, work experience, and school size. The sample consisted of 290 teachers under Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The research instrument was a questionnaire with a validity (IOC values) between .67-1.00 and a reliability value of .96. The data were analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA, and LSD. The results of the research were as follows: 1) the organizational health of schools under Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 was at a high level, in overall, and particular dimensions, ranking from the highest to the lowest mean: Integrity, Academic emphasis, Collegial leadership, Resource support, Principal influence, and Teacher affiliation, and 2) the opinions of teachers on the organizational health of schools under Ratchaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, classified by gender were statistically significant at the level of .01, in overall, and particular dimensions, while the education level, work experience and school size were not different, in overall, and particular dimensions.