DEVELOPMENT ON ENHANCING MOTIVATION WORK PERFORMANCE OF THE TEACHER AT MAHASARAKHAM PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1. to study the current conditions, desired conditions, and needs for work motivation among teachers at Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1; and 2. to develop guidelines for enhancing teachers’ work motivation. This study employed a mixed methods research design and was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 aimed to examine the current conditions, desired conditions, and needs for enhancing teachers’ work motivation. The population consisted of 1,254 teachers at the Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 in the 2024 academic year, with a sample size of 297 teachers. Phase 2 aimed to develop guidelines for enhancing teachers’ work motivation by studying and synthesizing the current and desired conditions from administrators and teachers through in-depth interviews with three best practice schools. Draft guidelines were then formulated and evaluated by five experts. The research instruments included questionnaires, interview forms, and evaluation forms. The statistical methods used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and the priority needs index.

The findings revealed that: 1. The current conditions of enhancing teachers’ work motivation were overall at a moderate level, while the desired conditions were at the highest level. The priority needs for enhancing teachers’ work motivation, ranked from highest to lowest, were: salary and welfare benefits, career advancement, work environment, and achievement, respectively. 2. The developed guidelines for enhancing teachers’ work motivation consisted of four aspects with 28 approaches: 1) Achievement (7 approaches), 2) Career Advancement (6 approaches), 3) Salary and Welfare Benefits (5 approaches), and 4) Work Environment (10 approaches). The evaluation results indicated that the overall appropriateness of the developed guidelines was at the highest level. With the Career Advancement aspect rated as the most appropriate. Similarly, the overall feasibility of the guidelines was also at the highest level. The Career Advancement aspect was again identified as the most feasible.