ENHANCING PERSONNEL MOTIVATION BASED ON THE FOUR SANGAHAVATTHU PRINCIPLES OF THE EDUCATIONAL NETWORK GROUP 13 UNDER THE OFFICE OF UBON RATCHATHANI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA 3

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the state of work motivation of personnel in schools within Educational Network Group 13 under the Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 3  2) examine the enhancement of personnel motivation based on the Four Principles of Sangahavatthu; and 3) propose guidelines for enhancing personnel motivation according to the Four Principles of Sangahavatthu. This study employed a mixed-methods research design. Data were collected from school administrators, teachers, and educational personnel in eight schools, totaling 96 participants, using the entire population as the sample. In addition, three school administrators were interviewed as key informants. The research instruments included a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. The questionnaire had a reliability coefficient of 0.88. Data were analyzed using basic statistics, namely mean and standard deviation.

        The research findings revealed that 1) the overall level of work motivation among personnel was at a high level. The aspect with the highest mean score was career advancement, followed by job characteristics, responsibility, recognition, and achievement in work performance. 2) The enhancement of motivation based on the Four Principles of Sangahavatthu was overall at a high level in all aspects, ranked from highest to lowest as follows: Piyavaca (kind and pleasant speech), Atthacariya (helpful conduct), Dana (generosity), and Samanattata (equality and impartiality). 3) The guidelines for enhancing motivation suggest that administrators should acknowledge teachers’ opinions, offer praise and encouragement, create a positive and supportive working environment, adhere to good governance and fairness in considering career advancement, systematically plan work operations, appropriately allocate resources and budgets, and provide opportunities for teachers to apply creativity in developing their work in order to achieve organizational goals effectively.