The Relationship Between Servant Leadership Of School Administrator And Morale In Work Of Teacher In The Secondary Education Service Area Office Nakhonsawan

Abstract

The objective of this research was 1) to investigate the level of servant leadership among school administrators, 2) to examine the morale of teachers, and 3) to explore the relationship between school administrators’ servant leadership and teachers’ morale. The sample group consisted of 37 school administrators, selected through purposive sampling, and 280 teachers, chosen through stratified random sampling, for a total of 317 participants. The research instrument was a questionnaire containing 60 items, each measured on a 5-point rating scale.  The instrument was validated with an Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) ranging from 0.60 to 1.00. The reliability coefficient for the servant leadership scale was 0.987, and for teachers’ morale in work performance was 0.983. The collected data were then analyzed using percentage (%), mean ( ), standard deviation (S.D.), and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The research findings concluded that: The overall servant leadership of school administrators was at a high level. When considering specific aspects, the highest mean score was for empowerment, which was at a high level, while the lowest mean score was for listening,  which was also at a high level. 2) The overall morale in work performance of teachers was at a high level. When examining specific aspects, the highest mean score was for career advancement, which was at the highest level, while the lowest mean score was for welfare and compensation, which was at a high level. 3) The relationship between school administrators’ servant leadership and the morale in work performance of teachers was found to be correlated at a high level, with statistical significance at the .01 level.