Work Life Quality Of Teachers in Srinarong Schools Networks 2 under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

               The objectives of this research were: (1) To examine the level of work life quality of the teachers in Srinarong School Network 2 under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3; and (2) To compare the work life quality of the teachers in Srinarong School Network 2 under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 as classified by gender, age, educational level and work experience.

               Research methodology was a survey research. The population were 162 teachers of the schools in Srinarong School Network 2 under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. By using Krejcie and Morgan’s sample size determination table and stratified random sampling, the researcher selected sample, totaling 113 teachers.  The research procedure consisted of 4 stages which were: (1) Examining documents, concepts, theories and studies related; (2) Constructing research instrument; (3) Collecting data; and (4) Analyzing collected data. The instrument used for collecting the data was a 5-level scale questionnaire.  The statistics used for analyzing the collected data were frequency, percentage, mean, Standard Deviation and t-test.

              Major Findings: (1) The level of work life quality of the teachers in Srinarong School Network 2 under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was at the highest level in all aspects.  After item analysis, it was found that each aspect of the teachers’ work life quality was at high level; merely one aspect of the teachers’ work life quality, “sufficient and fair compensation”, was at moderate level; and (2) According to the comparison results, it was found that, as classified by age, educational level and work experience, the level of the work life quality of the teachers in Srinarong School Network 2 under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 was overall not different.  As  classified by gender, it was found that, the level of the work life quality of the teachers in Srinarong School Network 2 was overall different at the .05 level of statistical significance. The male teachers had a higher level of work life quality than the female teachers.

Keywords: Teachers’ Work Life Quality, Srinarong School Network 2