Needs And Guidelines For Developing Work Motivation Of Teachers In Educational Extension Schools Under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to examine and compare current and desirable conditions, needs and guidelines for developing teachers’ work motivation within Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools under Sakon Nakhon Educational Service Area Office 2.The sample group, obtained through multi-stage random sampling, consisted of 276 teachers from 46 Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools in the academic year 2023. The tools for data collection included 5-rating scale questionnaires on current conditions and desirable conditions on teachers’ work motivation in Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools, interview forms and observation forms. The questionnaires on current and desirable conditions obtained with the reliability of .941, and .770, respectively. Statistics for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Independent Samples t-test, One-Way ANOVA, and PNI_modified.The findings were as follows:           1.The current and desirable conditions of teachers’ work motivation were at a high level and the highest level;       2.The current and desirable conditions of teachers’ work motivation, no overall differences in terms of gender. Overall, significant differences were at the .01, .05 level of significance for positions, and teaching responsibility; 3.The needs for developing teachers’ work motivation were ranked in descending order as follows: Job characteristics, recognition, career advancement, work achievement, and responsibility; 4. Guidelines for developing teachers’ work motivation within Educational Opportunity Expansion Schools, by considering the order of importance of needs from highest to lowest as follows: Job Characteristics. Recognition. Career Advancement. Work Achievement. Responsibility.