THE CREATION OF HAPPY WORKING GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS UNDER THE OFFICE OF SAKON NAKHON PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA

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Punlop Khampromma
Panayuth Choeybal

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study workplace happiness, 2) to find guidelines for creating workplace happiness, and 3) to evaluate guidelines for creating workplace happiness of school administrators under the Office of Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area. The research was conducted in 3 phases. Phase 1 aimed to study happiness. The sample consisted of 231 school administrators under the Office of Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area obtained through simple random sampling. The research instrument was a self-measurement happiness scale, Happinometer, with a reliability coefficient of .934. The data were analyzed using frequency and percentage. Phase 2 aimed to find guidelines for creating happiness. The informants were purposively selected, totaling 9 people. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using content analysis, and the guidelines were confirmed by the same group of 9 informants using a data confirmation form. Data were analyzed using percentage by using semi-structured interview. Content analysis was used to analyze data by percentage. Phase 3 aimed to evaluate guidelines for creating happiness. The confirmed guidelines from Phase 2 were used to create an evaluation form, which was assessed by 5 purposively selected experts in terms of usefulness, feasibility, appropriateness, and accuracy/comprehensiveness. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.


The results were as follows : 1) Workplace happiness of school administrators under the Office of Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area was at a high level,  2) Guidelines for creating workplace happiness of school administrators under the Office of Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area in 9 areas were confirmed and evaluated as applicable for all guidelines, and 3) Guidelines for creating workplace happiness of school administrators under the Office of Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area had usefulness, feasibility, appropriateness, and accuracy/ comprehensiveness at the highest level.

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