THE SATISFACTION OF THE TEACHERS TOWARDS THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADMINISTRATORS OF SRI RATANA SCHOOL GROUP UNDER THE SISAKET PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 4

Abstract

           This study aimed to: (1) investigate teachers’ satisfaction with the management practices of school administrators, and (2) examine differences in teachers’ satisfaction according to school size in order to derive implications for improving school management in the Sri Rattana group of schools under the jurisdiction of the Sisaket Primary Educational Service Area Office 4. The sample comprised 160 teachers from the Sri Rattana school group during the 2024 academic year. Data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of three sections: demographic information, a five-point Likert-scale measuring teachers’ satisfaction, and open-ended questions eliciting suggestions for improving school management across four administrative domains. The instrument’s validity and reliability were established through content validity assessment and reliability analysis. Descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, were employed to analyze the data. Inferential statistics, namely one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Scheffé’s post hoc test, were used to test the research hypotheses. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis.

           The findings indicated that teachers reported a high overall level of satisfaction with school administrators’ management practices. Academic management received the highest mean score, followed by general management, personnel management, and budget management. Significant differences in teachers’ satisfaction were observed across schools of different sizes at the 0.05 level. In addition, teachers’ suggestions for improving school management emphasized greater teacher participation in curriculum development and implementation, regular evaluation of budget management practices, transparency in personnel merit recognition, and adequate provision of instructional materials and equipment to support effective classroom learning.