ROLE OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO ENCOURAGE AND MORALES THE TEACHER OF SMALL SCHOOL UNDER PHITSANULOK PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

T his research aimed to examine the roles of school administrators in enhancing teacher morale within small schools under Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The study focused on seven key dimensions: 1) achievement needs, 2) interpersonal relationships, 3) occupational safety and health, 4) job satisfaction, 5) career advancement and promotion, 6) welfare and salary benefits, and 7) work environment.

The research population consisted of 59 small schools, a sample of 52 schools was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table. The participants included 52 school administrators and 52 teachers, totaling 104 respondents. The research instrument was a five-point Likert scale questionnaire, which yielded an Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) index between 0.8 and 1.0 and a reliability coefficient of 0.97. Statistical analysis was performed using mean  and standard deviation. The findings revealed that the overall role of school administrators in enhancing teacher morale was at a high level. When considering individual dimensions, the promotion of achievement needs received the highest rating, followed by the promotion of interpersonal relationships. Conversely, the dimension with the lowest mean score, though still rated at a high level, was the promotion of welfare and salary benefits.