Quality of Work Life of the Teachers in the Primary Schools under the Office of Chanthaburi Primary Education Service Areas

Abstract

This research aimed to study quality of work life of the teachers in the primary schools under the Office of Chanthaburi Primary Education Service Areas and propose guidelines for developing quality of work life of the teachers in the primary schools under the Office of Chanthaburi Primary Education Service Areas.

The samples used in the research were 338 teachers in the primary schools under the Office of Chanthaburi Primary Educational Service Areas in the 2018 academic year. The research instrument was a 5-rating scale questionnaire with the IOC between .67-1.00 and the validity for the whole questionnaire at .81. The statistical instruments were frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The research findings were found as follows.

1. The quality of work life of the teachers in the primary schools in the Office of Chanthaburi Primary Educational Service Areas in the overall was at a high level. When each aspect was considered, the findings showed that the aspect with the highest mean score was the environment with the hygiene and safety, followed by the development based on the personnel’s potential. The aspect with the lowest mean score was the fair and suitable payment.
2. The guidelines for developing the quality of work life of the teachers in the primary schools under the Office of Chanthaburi Primary Educational Service Areas were that the promotion for the salary should be fair, the modern equipment and materials should be provided, the teachers should teach the subjects with their expertise, the teachers should be supported to receive the higher promotion, the activities should be arranged to improve the relationship of the organizations, the clear regulations and rules should be set, the teachers’ work assignments should be reduced, and the residents in the communities should participate in arranging activities.