Ethical Leadership of School Administrators Affecting Work Motivation of Teachers under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Khon Kaen

Authors

  • Thanthip Chamkrom -Mahamakut Buddhist University Isan Campus
  • Witoon Thacha Mahamakut Buddhist University Isan Campus

Keywords:

Ethical Leadership, Work Motivation, School Administrators

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) study the level of ethical leadership of school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Khon Kaen; 2) study the level of work motivation of teachers; 3) study the relationship between ethical leadership of school administrators and work motivation of teachers; and 4) study the predictive power of ethical leadership of school administrators on work motivation of teachers. This study is survey research. The sample consisted of 343 teachers selected by simple random sampling using Krejcie and Morgan's formula. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Statistics used for data analysis included mean, standard deviation, Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

The findings revealed that: 1) The overall ethical leadership of school administrators was at the highest level ( ð‘ĨĖ…= 4.63), ranked in descending order as justice, honesty, responsibility, respect, and trust. 2) The overall work motivation of teachers was at the highest level ( ð‘ĨĖ…= 4.55), with achievement ranked highest, followed by recognition, advancement, and work characteristics; while salary and compensation were at a high level. 3) Ethical leadership of school administrators had a significant positive relationship with teachers' work motivation at a high level (r = 0.707, p < 0.01). 4) Trust (X3), responsibility (X4), respect (X2), and justice (X1) (listed in order of predictive power) were significant predictors of teachers' work motivation, collectively explaining 58.20% of the variance (RÂē = 0.582, p < 0.01).

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āļžāļēāļŠāļ™āļē āļˆāļļāļĨāļĢāļąāļ•āļ™āđŒ. (2561). āļāļēāļĢāļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĢāļđāđ‰āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļœāļđāđ‰āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āđƒāļ™āļĒāļļāļ„ Thailand 4.0. āļ§āļēāļĢāļŠāļēāļĢ Veridian E-Journal āļĄāļŦāļēāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒāļĻāļīāļĨāļ›āļēāļāļĢ (āļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒ āļŠāļąāļ‡āļ„āļĄāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāđŒ āđāļĨāļ°āļĻāļīāļĨāļ›āļ°), āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆ 11 āļ‰āļšāļąāļšāļ—āļĩāđˆ 2 āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļžāļĪāļĐāļ āļēāļ„āļĄâ€“āļŠāļīāļ‡āļŦāļēāļ„āļĄ 2561, āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļē 1653–1665.

āļĄāļļāļ‘āļīāļ•āļē āļ—āļīāļžāļĒāđŒāļ„āļđāļ™āļ­āļ. (2567). āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļąāļĄāļžāļąāļ™āļ˜āđŒāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āļ āļēāļ§āļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āļ™āļģāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļˆāļĢāļīāļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļˆāļđāļ‡āđƒāļˆāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļđ. āļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āļīāļžāļ™āļ˜āđŒāļ›āļĢāļīāļāļāļēāļ„āļĢāļļāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāļĄāļŦāļēāļšāļąāļ“āļ‘āļīāļ•, āļŠāļēāļ‚āļēāļ§āļīāļŠāļēāļāļēāļĢāļšāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē, āļšāļąāļ“āļ‘āļīāļ•āļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒ, āļĄāļŦāļēāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒāļĢāļēāļŠāļ āļąāļāļšāļļāļĢāļĩāļĢāļąāļĄāļĒāđŒ.

āļĢāļ“āļŠāļąāļĒ āļ›āļīāļ“āđƒāļˆ. (2564). āļ āļēāļ§āļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āļ™āļģāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļˆāļĢāļīāļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē āđ‚āļĢāļ‡āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ‚āļĒāļēāļĒāđ‚āļ­āļāļēāļŠāļ—āļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē āļŠāļąāļ‡āļāļąāļ”āļŠāļģāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļ‚āļ•āļžāļ·āđ‰āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļ›āļĢāļ°āļ–āļĄāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļĨāļģāļ›āļēāļ‡ āđ€āļ‚āļ• 3. āļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļ„āđ‰āļ™āļ„āļ§āđ‰āļēāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļ•āļ™āđ€āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļĢāļīāļāļāļēāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļĄāļŦāļēāļšāļąāļ“āļ‘āļīāļ•, āļŠāļēāļ‚āļēāļ§āļīāļŠāļēāļāļēāļĢāļšāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē, āļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē,āļĄāļŦāļēāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒāļžāļ°āđ€āļĒāļē.

āļŠāļģāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļ‚āļ•āļžāļ·āđ‰āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļĄāļąāļ˜āļĒāļĄāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļ‚āļ­āļ™āđāļāđˆāļ™. (2567). āļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļœāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļ‡āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļ—āļļāļˆāļĢāļīāļ• āļ›āļĢāļ°āļˆāļģāļ›āļĩ āļž.āļĻ. 2566. āļŠāļ·āļšāļ„āđ‰āļ™āļˆāļēāļ http://www.kksec.go.th, āļŠāļ·āļšāļ„āđ‰āļ™āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­ 18 āļĄāļāļĢāļēāļ„āļĄ 2569

āļ­āļēāļĢāļīāļĒāļē āđ€āļĄāļēāļ°āļĢāļēāļĻāļĢāļĩ. (2566). āļ āļēāļ§āļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āļ™āļģāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļˆāļĢāļīāļĒāļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļšāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāđˆāļ‡āļœāļĨāļ•āđˆāļ­āđāļĢāļ‡āļˆāļđāļ‡āđƒāļˆāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļđāđƒāļ™āđ‚āļĢāļ‡āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™ āļŠāļąāļ‡āļāļąāļ”āļŠāļģāļ™āļąāļāļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļ‚āļ•āļžāļ·āđ‰āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļĄāļąāļ˜āļĒāļĄāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĒāđ€āļ­āđ‡āļ”. āļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļ™āļīāļžāļ™āļ˜āđŒāļ›āļĢāļīāļāļāļēāļ„āļĢāļļāļĻāļēāļŠāļ•āļĢāļĄāļŦāļēāļšāļąāļ“āļ‘āļīāļ•, āļŠāļēāļ‚āļēāļ§āļīāļŠāļēāļāļēāļĢāļšāļĢāļīāļŦāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļē, āļšāļąāļ“āļ‘āļīāļ•āļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒ, āļĄāļŦāļēāļ§āļīāļ—āļĒāļēāļĨāļąāļĒāļĢāļēāļŠāļ āļąāļāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĒāđ€āļ­āđ‡āļ”.

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