A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USE OF POWER BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS' MOTIVATION TO WORK. PHA NOI EDUCATIONAL QUALITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LOEI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE, AREA 2

Abstract

This research study The objectives are to 1) study the use of power by educational institution administrators. 2) Teachers' work motivation 3) Study the relationship between the use of authority by school administrators and the motivation for the performance of teachers in the Pha Noi Educational Quality Development Group. The population consisted of 86 teachers from the Phanoi Education Quality Development Group, under the Loei Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, in the academic year 2024. A stratified random sampling method was used to select the sample, dividing them by schools. Using Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) sample size determination table, a sample of 83 teachers was selected. The research instrument was a five-point Likert scale questionnaire divided into three sections. Section 1 is a questionnaire about the respondents. Section 2 is a questionnaire about the use of power by school administrators. Section 3 is a questionnaire about teachers' motivation for their work. Statistics used in the analysis include frequency, percentage, average, and standard deviation.The research results found that

The findings of this research were as follows :

1. The overall use of power by school administrators in the Phanoi Education Quality Development Group was at a high level ( = 4.26, S.D. = 0.02). The highest-rated aspects were coercive power and legitimate power ( = 4.28, S.D. = 0.06), followed by reward power ( = 4.25, S.D. = 0.06). The lowest-rated aspect was referent power, which was still at a high level ( = 4.23, S.D. = 0.13)


2. Teachers’ work motivation was also at a high level overall ( = 4.23, S.D. = 0.03). The highest-rated aspect was the need for affiliation ( = 4.05, S.D. = 0.08), followed by the need for existence ( = 4.22, S.D. = 0.09). The lowest-rated aspect was the need for growth, which remained at a high level ( = 4.20, S.D. = 0.06)


3. The school administrators' use of power, as perceived by teachers, showed a positive correlation with teachers' work motivation in all seven aspects. The highest correlations were found with the need for growth, the need for existence, and the need for affiliation, at high levels (r = 0.931, 0.918, 0.907, respectively) with statistical significance at the 0.01 level.