Empowering Teachers' Performance in Educational Institutions Under the Jurisdiction of The Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen Secondary Educational Service Area Office
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
The purposes of this research were to 1) examine teachers’ performance empowerment 2) compare teachers’ performance empowerment classified by position, work experience, and school size and 3) propose guidelines for enhancing teachers’ performance empowerment.
The sample consisted of 349 school administrators and teachers, determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table. The research instruments included a five-point Likert scale questionnaire with a reliability of .98 and structured interviews. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test, while qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis.
The findings revealed that: 1) teachers’ performance empowerment was overall at a high level (Mean = 4.48, S.D. = 0.50). The highest mean score was professional training and development (Mean = 4.51, S.D. = 0.55) followed by confidence and capacity building (Mean = 4.51, S.D. = 0.56). 2) Significant differences were found by position, work experience and school size. School administrators reported higher empowerment levels (Mean = 4.72, S.D. = 0.30) than teachers (Mean = 4.47, S.D. = 0.51) at the .05 level. Respondents with more than 10 years of experience (Mean = 4.57, S.D. = 0.44) and those from extra-large schools (Mean = 4.57, S.D. = 0.42) reported higher empowerment levels than other groups at the .01 level. 3) The guidelines consisted of professional development, confidence and capacity building, delegation and autonomy, morale and motivation and supportive working environment.
Article Details
References
Ambad, S. N. A., Kalimin, K. M., Ag Damit, D. H. D., & Andrew, J. V. (2021).The mediating effect of psychological empowerment on leadership styles and task performance of academic staff. Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 42(5), 763-782.
Bamrungrat, T. (2020). Community empowerment model for dengue prevention in Samsuan Subdistrict, Ban Thaen District, Chaiyaphum Province. Mahachula Academic Journal, 7(7), 132-143. [in Thai]
Burhan, Q. A., & Khan, M. A. (2024). Empowering leadership ripple effect: Improving employee engagement, performance, and knowledge sharing through relational energy and autonomy. Management Decision, 62(3), 392-409.
Bussaro, S. (2018). School administrators’ empowerment affecting teacher performance in Krabi primary schools (Master’s thesis). Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand.
Chonlawit, K. (2015). Causal factors and effects of teachers’ psychological empowerment under the Office of Basic Education Commission (Doctoral dissertation). Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Crispo, L. J. D. (2025). Psychological empowerment and professional development as predictors of teacher effectiveness among secondary school English teachers. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 9, 823-832
Donjantrakot, S. (2020). Teacher empowerment strategies for modern learning management in private schools (Doctoral dissertation). Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Thailand.
Hargreaves, A., & Fullan, M. (2020). Professional capital after the pandemic: Revisiting and revising classic understandings of teachers’ work. Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 5(3), 327-336.
Herzberg, F., Mausner, B., & Snyderman, B. B. (1959). The motivation to work (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
Kaewprom, C., Phonhan, J., & Ruangsuwan, C. (2023). A teacher development model for 21st century learning management in opportunity expansion schools. Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University Research and Development Journal, 10(2), 451-470. [in Thai]
Kilag, O. K. T., Sasan, J. M. V., & Zamora, J. R. M. (2024). School leaders: The extent of management empowerment and its impact on teacher and school effectiveness. Excellencia: International Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Education, 1(1), 127-140.
Klinhom, W. (2016). Effects of empowerment programs on youth health volunteers in blood donation (Master’s thesis). Christian University, Thailand.
Maslow, A. H. (1970). Motivation and personality (2nd ed.). Harper & Row.
Meerat, T. (2019). The relationship between teacher empowerment and teamwork in large secondary schools (Master’s thesis). Kasetsart University, Thailand.
Okçu, V., Cemaloğlu, N., & Ay, İ. (2025). The effect of school principals’ empowering leadership behaviors on well-being at work: The mediating role of organizational ostracism. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 34, 777-791.
Özer, F., & Çelikten, M. (2023). An investigation of school administrators’ empowering leadership levels according to teachers’ views. International Social Sciences Studies Journal, 9(114), 7739-7756.
Paengcharoen, S. (2019). Development of an empowerment model to enhance teachers’ evaluation competencies in opportunity expansion schools under the Office of Primary Educational Service Area. Journal of Education Review Faculty of Education in MCU, 6(3), 65-77. [in Thai]
Panyasit, U. (2018). An empowerment model for student support systems in secondary schools (Doctoral dissertation). Naresuan University, Thailand.
Phuengphop, A., Promsimae, W., & Masena, C. (2021). Teacher empowerment in Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 5. Sisaket Rajabhat University Journal, 15(2), 65-80. [in Thai]
Putra, A. R., Nasution, M. S., & Fauzi, H. M. (2020). Teacher empowerment as a catalyst for school effectiveness: Insights from a mixed-methods study. Top Educational Review Journal, 5(6), 50-69. [in Thai]
Romsri, S., Tanchai, S., & Kenaphum, S. (2024). Dynamics of empowerment in educational organization networks. Narathiwat University Journal: Humanities and Social Sciences, 11(2), 127-151, [in Thai]
Sangchoei, S. (2015). The relationship between school administrators’ empowerment and teacher job satisfaction (Independent study). Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand.
Sanukul, P. (2022). Teacher empowerment of school administrators in Songkhla Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. Interdisciplinary Academic and Research Journal, 4(4), 597-622. [in Thai]
Srisawat, B. (2017). Introduction to research (10th ed.). Suwiriyasarn Publishing. [in Thai]
Yao, H., & Ma, L. (2024). Improving teacher career satisfaction through distributed leadership in China: The parallel mediation of teacher empowerment and organizational commitment. International Journal of Educational Development, 104, 1-10.
