ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AFFECTING TEACHERS' QUALITY OF WORK LIFE IN ACHOOLS IN MUANG DISTRICT UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE OF LAMPANG-LAMPHUN

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) examine the level of organizational culture, 2) assess the quality of teachers' work life, and 3) analyze the factors of organizational culture that impact teachers' quality of work life. The sample included 350 teachers from schools in Muang District, Lampang Province, selected using multi-stage random sampling based on school size. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The research findings indicated the following: 1) The overall level and individual aspects of organizational culture were high. 2) the overall level and individual aspects of teachers' quality of work life were also high. 3) The four aspects of organizational culture which consist of coexistence, adaptation, command structure, and achievement orientation influenced teachers' quality of work life by 27.5% and were statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Among these, the aspect of coexistence had the most significant impact, followed by achievement orientation, adaptation, and command structure, which had standardized regression coefficients (β) of .305, .175, .168, and .135, respectively.The standardized prediction equation is as follows:  = .305() + .175() + .168() + .135()